FLINT, Mich. – Flint Mayor Karen Weaver addressed what her office is calling conflicting accounts regarding information state officials relayed to her and other city officials about the water credits and when/how that information was shared.
Weaver again criticized Michigan's decision to stop providing a credit on customers' water bills and to no longer help Flint pay for water from a Detroit-area system. Weaver said she would soon meet with Gov. Rick Snyder to discuss the issue.
State officials announced Jan. 24 the financial assistance will stop at the end of February because Flint's system no longer has overall levels of lead exceeding the federal limit. A letter was sent to Flint last week.
"We asked what 'good water' means because we wanted more than just what the federal standards are requiring, We know we meet those when we test the water. We wanted more. We wanted the tap drinkable without a filter and when that was said I said, 'Oh, I like that,' I like that phrase. I'm going to start using it -- without a filter -- so this is a trust issue," said Weaver.
Watch Weaver's full news conference below:
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Michigan has partially covered customers' bills retroactively to April 2014.
Snyder's spokeswoman says he's happy to meet with Weaver, but the elimination of credits and other payments isn't a sign of Michigan leaving Flint. She says Snyder's asking lawmakers for another $49 million to help Flint in other ways.
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