Divided Flint council agrees for city to join in settlement of residents water crisis claims
Divided Flint council agrees for city to join in settlement of residents water crisis claims Updated Dec 22, 2020; Facebook Share FLINT, MI -- A divided City Council has signed off on Flint’s part of a $641-million settlement of water crisis lawsuits filed against it by residents, ending weeks of indecision and debate. Council members voted 6-1 with two abstentions Tuesday, Dec. 22, to accept $20 million from an insurance policy to settle more than 100 pending civil lawsuits against it in state and federal courts, signing onto an agreement initially negotiated by the state of Michigan and ...
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