Flint mayor expected to announce next phase of lead pipe removal

Mayor Karen Weaver is expected to hold a news conference Wednesday to announce the start of the fourth phase of the FAST Start initiative in Flint.

Weaver will be joined by retired Brigadier General Mike McDaniel, FAST Start coordinator. The announcement is expected to be made at 1:15 p.m.

Weaver launched the initiative last year to replace lead and galvanized iron service lines.

Lines have been replaced to some 800 homes so far, according to the mayor’s office. Spring crews are expected to replace lines to 6,000 homes.

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