Commentary: Make sense of the census — be sure you are counted!
By Paul Rozycki In a nation of 330 million people, one person doesn’t make much of a difference? Right? Don’t tell that to the 29,999 people in Burton. In the last census, they were one person short of the 30,000 level for federal programs, and it cost the city a significant amount of federal funds. By now, if you haven’t heard already, most local governments in Genesee County (and around the nation) are making a big pitch to make...
This Month in the Village: March Features
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East Village Magazine – March 2020
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The Board of Review’s revised rules set to be put in place at its next regular meeting
By Tom Travis After nearly an hour and a half of disruptions with Flint residents and a Council member being removed the city council got back to business with a public hearing. The public hearing was required to be held before a new set of revised rules could be implemented by The Board of Review. Previously in the evening’s special city council meeting Councilperson Eric Mays (1st Ward) was removed from the council chambers...
Mays removed and censured from attending City Council meetings until April 8
By Tom Travis Upheaval and mayhem described the special city council meeting on Wednesday night. Within 20 minutes of the special city council meeting. a motion was made to remove Councilperson Eric Mays (1st Ward). Almost simultaneously, a resident, Wilbert Jarrett, was removed after being called out of order. Mays was handcuffed and removed out of the council chambers by Flint Police Officer Bill Metcalfe. Jarrett was escorted out...
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