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Flint council delays vote on city's portion of proposed water crisis settlement The Flint City Council on Monday night delayed a vote on the city's portion of the state of Michigan's proposed $641 million water settlement over the lead contamination water crisis, with some saying the money was not enough. After a lengthy discussion on what the city's $20 million insurance portion of the settlement would signify, council members voted to recess the meeting until 5:30 p.m. Thursday. Members earlier questioned the merits of the agreement and the city's future culpability in being sued over the...

Flint City Council can’t agree on water crisis settlement, vote pushed to Thursday Updated Dec 15, 2020; Posted Dec 15, 2020 Eric Mays, Ward 1 councilman, left, laughs during a disagreement with Maurice D. Davis, Ward 2 councilman, during a 2021 budget proposal special city council meeting on Monday, March 2, 2020 at Flint City Hall. (Sarahbeth Maney | MLive.com)Sarahbeth Maney | MLive.com Facebook Share FLINT, MI -- City Council members remain divided on whether to settle lawsuits related to the Flint water crisis, recessing its meeting on Monday, Dec. 14, after members failed to reach a...

Opponents vow to fight Flint water settlement as city decision approaches Updated Dec 11, 2020; Posted Dec 11, 2020 Flint City Councilman Eric Mays addresses the proposed Flint water crisis settlement outside City Hall on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. Facebook Share FLINT, MI - Some Flint City Council members are vowing to fight a proposed historic settlement of Flint water crisis lawsuits and about 30 residents rallied to urge them to do just that on Friday. Dec. 11. Council members questioned attorneys for more than five hours in a special meeting Thursday, in advance of a scheduled vote on Flin...