Tag: Candice Mushatt
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Candice Mushatt elected to serve as Seventh Ward councilperson in a 5 to 2 vote
By Tom Travis City Council elected Candice Mushatt to represent Flint’s Seventh Ward Wednesday night. According to the city’s charter , the council had until July 30 to choose a successor for former Seventh Ward Councilperson Allie Herkenroder who resigned as of July 1. Mushatt has recently worked as a Community Education Advocate for the…
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Cynthia Neeley wins nomination over nine Dems in 34th District primary; turnout 6.7 percent
By Paul Rozycki The last two months have been very good for the Neeley family. In November Sheldon Neeley was elected mayor of Flint. And in a short campaign, conducted during the holiday season, Cynthia Neeley outpolled nine other candidates in the primary election Tuesday to win the Democratic nomination for the 34th state House…
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Eight of ten Democrats in 34th district primary race face off in forum
By Paul Rozycki Eight of the ten Democrats competing to fill Flint Mayor Sheldon Neeley’s seat in the State House for the 34th district faced each other in a forum at Joy Tabernacle Church in Civic Park on Jan. 3, only four days before the Democratic primary. On the panel were 3rd Ward Councilman Santino…
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Mayor Karen Weaver: “We are better off now”
EVM interviewed both candidates in the Nov. 5 mayoral election: incumbent Mayor Karen Weaver and Rep. Sheldon Neeley. We offer these stories for voters’ information and consideration. The Neeley interview can be found here. The city’s mayor will be chosen for a three-year term–Ed. By Jan Worth-Nelson It’s mid-afternoon on a balmy Monday, the first…
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City of Flint facing allegations of failure to follow Open Meetings Act, FOIA and City Charter
By Melodee Mabbitt An attempt to follow the story of Flint’s pipeline replacement led a Flint resident to file a complaint to Genesee County Circuit Court, now under consideration by Judge Kay Behm, alleging that the City of Flint failed to follow the Open Meetings Act, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), and the Flint City…
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New skateboard park plan for Swartz Creek Golf Course announced by Flint’s “SK810” group
By Jeffery L. Carey Jr. Under threat of rain, more than 75 people were in attendance April 20 for the announcement of plans to build a new skate park for the city of Flint. The announcement came during this year’s Easter egg hunt and skateboard jam at the existing skate park at the Swartz Creek…
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Good news, bad news: Summit panel shares results of one-on-one resident data
By Patsy Isenberg Flint residents are feeling somewhat better about the city’s recovery from the water crisis than in the challenging days when it first started in 2014, according to a panel of city officials at last week’s 3rd Annual Resiliency and Environmental Justice Summit, subtitled “Shine Your Light.” But results from interviews and surveys…
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No waste collection in Flint Wednesday, Thursday Jan. 30-31 due to frigid temps
Just received from Candice Mushatt, City of Flint Communications Director Waste Collection Suspended for Wednesday Jan.30 and Thursday Jan. 31 Due to Inclement Weather Due to inclement weather conditions waste services for Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019 and Thursday, Jan, 31, for the City of Flint will be delayed this week due to the National Weather…
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City pipe replacement ahead of schedule on “day of celebration,” Mayor Weaver says
By Meghan Christian A total of 18,313 water service lines have been investigated to date as a part of Flint Mayor Karen Weaver’s Flint Action Sustainability Team (FAST) Start Pipe Replacement Program, putting the project a year ahead of schedule, the Mayor announced to roughly 30 members of the press, residents, and city employees at…
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Flint millennials comment on what might make them stay: real estate incentives, jobs, ice cream
By Meghan Christian What attracts millennials to Flint? And after they get here, what might make them stay? Various City of Flint officials, including Mayor Karen Weaver and Third Ward Councilperson Santino Guerra and representatives from area employers Huntington Bank and the Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce, continued their efforts to find out Sept.…
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