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“Do you see over yonder, friend Sancho, thirty or forty hulking giants? I intend to do battle with them and slay them.”
— Don Quixote
editorial team
Genesee County Land Bank Clean & Green program apps are open
Flint, MI—The Genesee County Land Bank’s Clean & Green program application process opened Jan.27 and will run through Feb. 25, 2022. The program provides funding for community groups to maintain clusters of 25 vacant lots held by the GCLB from April through the end of September, depending on weather conditions. The selected groups are asked…
Flint Fire Department may charge Flint Schools after ‘excessive’ fire responses at distinct-owned buildings
Flint, MI— The Flint Fire Department is urging Flint Community Schools to secure their vacant buildings or risk paying a fee every time the fire department responds to a call to district-owned building. Over the past few years, there have been “at least” 30 vacant structure fires at Flint Schools’ properties, Sergeant John Smith Jr.…
City of Flint financial audit reveals ongoing law violation, lack of checks and balances
Flint, MI– An audit of the city of Flint’s finances revealed multiple issues that have persisted since the last audit, including unsupported and misstated accounts, a lack of checks and balances, and a violation of state law. Doug Deeter, an auditor for Rehmann Robson, presented the findings at a Special Flint City Council meeting Jan.…
Community survey launches in search of solutions for Flint’s ongoing gun violence
FLINT, MI — In 2021, Flint nearly tied its record for yearly homicides ending the year with an estimated 70 homicides including murder, manslaughter, negligent vehicular homicide, and justifiable homicide. A group of community partners from the Community Foundation of Greater Flint, Flint Beat, Flint Neighborhoods United, Michigan State University, and WOW Outreach have come…