Tag: Scott Kincaid
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Water, water, water, we the people, and weed star in second mayoral forum
By Jan Worth-Nelson Eight candidates for mayor in Flint assured an audience of about 75 Thursday night at the Flint Public Library that they are about The People, that city government needs a change, and that each of them is the best one to deliver that change. Not one of the eight endorsed the proposal by…
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Meet the Candidates for Mayor of Flint–and Vote Nov. 7!
Meet the Candidates for Mayor, City of Flint In one of the most complicated local election cycles in recent Flint history, an East Village Magazine team attempted to assemble information for our readers about all of the candidates whose names will appear on the Nov. 7 ballot. All nine city council seats are up for…
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City Council still says no to GLWA: “I’d rather go to jail,” Van Buren declares
By Jan Worth-Nelson As the court-appointed mediator and two attorneys for the city council sat quietly in the back of the room, eight of nine Flint City Council members today vociferously declared they “will not be bullied” into agreeing to a water supply contract they are not ready to sign. The special session in city…
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Commentary on the mayoral recall: why your ballot will be different
By Paul Rozycki For the fourth time in as many mayors, Flint’s mayor is facing a recall election. However, unlike the recall of Woodrow Stanley in 2002, the near-recall of Don Williamson (before resignation) in 2009, and the attempted recall of Dayne Walling in 2010, this November’s recall election will be different—and may surprise voters.…
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Two-to-one “yes” votes usher in new charter; City Council incumbents face challengers
By Jan Worth-Nelson The Flint Charter revision, developed after two years’ work by a nine-member elected commission and a multitude of community hearings and forums, passed with a whopping 64% of the vote in the Tuesday election. The new charter, set to take effect in January, calls for broad provisions to buttress ethical accountability, re-establish…
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“”Time to move on — no more vetoes,” Weaver declares in trash contract resolution
By Jan Worth-Nelson The state-appointed Receivership Transition Advisory Board today gave their blessing to an agreement between Mayor Karen Weaver and the Flint City Council that promises to end, after months of wrangling and dueling trash trucks, the dispute over who will pick up the city’s garbage. Republic Services, Flint’s trash contractor for the past…
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Concerned Pastors deliver blistering salvo at Councilman Scott Kincaid, City Council
By Jan Worth-Nelson A powerful consortium of Flint clergy, the Concerned Pastors for Social Action, a group which has consistently weighed in in support of Mayor Karen Weaver, today stood in the lobby of Flint City Hall and delivered a blistering salvo at the Flint City Council. In particular, they directed their ire at Councilman Scott Kincaid, who…
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If it’s Monday, there must be trash: dual pickups possible as council/mayoral dispute continues
By Jan Worth-Nelson 11 a.m. update: Kristin Moore, Mayor Karen Weaver’s public relations director, has just released the following statement: “Mayor Weaver is waiting on a decision from the appeals court regarding the waste collection situation. She did send a termination letter to Republic Services stating the company should stop collecting trash in Flint as…
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Flint trash decision kicked to curb again in council/mayoral fight
By Jan Worth-Nelson Flint’s trash pickup is once again in limbo due to ongoing disagreement between the City Council and Mayor Karen Weaver. The focus of disagreement is which of two competing potential contractors, the current contractor, Republic Services, Inc. and the one favored by the mayor, Rizzo Environmental Services, has provided the “lowest responsible bid.”…
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