Early, in-person voting begins in Flint
By EVM Staff Early voting hours in the City of Flint began on Saturday, July 27, 2024, and will continue for nine consecutive days through Sunday, August 4. According to a press release from the Flint City Clerk’s Office on July 26, early voting hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, with the exception of Aug. 4, when hours will be from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The city’s early voting site is located in City Council Chambers,...
Downtown Flint’s Saginaw Street reopens this week
By EVM Staff Flint’s Saginaw Street will reopen to vehicle traffic this week after over a year of construction work along the downtown thoroughfare. The City of Flint announced the reopening will happen ahead of schedule, originally assumed to be early August, in time for upcoming summer events like the Crim Festival of Races, Back to the Bricks, and Bikes on the Bricks. “The infrastructure improvements we’ve made to Saginaw...
Flint City Bucks power into USL2 playoffs, host Fort Wayne in Central Conference semi tonight
By Harold C. Ford The Flint City Bucks will host Fort Wayne FC in the United States League Two (USL2) Central Conference semi-final match tonight at Atwood Stadium. The Bucks have had a memorable 2024 showing thus far, powering into the first round of USL2 playoffs with a 10-0 win over Michiana FC from South Bend, Ind. on July 13, 2024, to end their regular season with a record of 10 wins, three draws, and one loss. Flint then hosted...
Recall language filed against three Mott Community College trustees
By Kate Stockrahm Flint resident Patrick Hayes filed recall language against three members of the Mott Community College (MCC) Board of Trustees today. Hayes, who has served as an adjunct instructor at the college and whose step-daughter will be starting at MCC in the fall, filed the language against Board Vice Chair Janet Couch, Trustee John Daly III, and Board Secretary Wendy Wolcott on July 16, 2024. The petition language cites the...
‘Imagine Flint’ Comprehensive Plan update is underway
By Kate Stockrahm With one month down in a roughly 18-month engagement timeline, an update to the City of Flint’s “Imagine Flint” Comprehensive Plan is now underway. The plan, which acts as a guideline for Flint’s land use and future development, was originally adopted in October 2013 following a visioning process that spanned nearly two years and included over 200 community meetings across Flint’s nine wards. And now, a little over...
City of Flint issues update on latest spill in Flint River
By EVM Staff The City of Flint has shared updated information regarding a recently reported spill of an “oily substance” in the Flint River. According to a press release on July 2, 2024, the spill was reported on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, from an outfall near the 1400 block of James P. Cole Boulevard, between Merrill Street and East Wood Street on the west side of the river. “The City of Flint Sewer Department and...
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