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Flint Temporarily Suspends Sending Out Residents’ Water Bills

HeadlineMar 11, 2016

In news from Flint, Michigan, Mayor Karen Weaver has announced residents won’t receive any more water bills until the city can recalculate costs, in efforts to avoid billing residents for lead-poisoned water they can’t use. The city is in the midst of a water contamination crisis that began when Flint’s state-appointed, unelected emergency manager switched the source of the city’s drinking water to the corrosive Flint River in an apparent bid to save money. Flint’s water bills are among the highest in the country—even though the water is unusable. Last week, the state of Michigan approved a $30 million plan to help Flint residents pay a portion of their water bills. The mayor had demanded far more money from the state to replace the city’s aging lead service pipes.

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