On Monday, Governor Rick Snyder released his seventy five point action plan for the City of Flint.  The proposal focuses on improving public health, repairing infrastructure, supporting educational services, and creating more and better jobs.  Several departments within state government are working together to implement the plan, including the Department of Education, the Department of Environmental Quality, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, the Department of Talent and Economic Development, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, the Michigan State Housing Development Authority, and the Talent Investment Agency.  Key proposals in the plan include:

Health and Human Services

• Children under the age of six with high blood lead levels will be offered professional support and case management.
• Partner with Flint’s community groups to review grocery options in underserved areas and secure new options if needed.
• Add three additional Child and Adolescent Health Centers in the city.
• Place professionals trained in development and cognitive screening throughout the county.
• Mobile food distribution program meeting community needs geographically.

Water Supply and Infrastructure

• Replace drinking water faucets and fixtures in public facilities connected to the Flint water system, including schools, daycares, and elder care homes.
• Support the City of Flint to identify and prioritize replacement of lead service lines and other infrastructure to ensure Flint’s water system is suitable for drinking and everyday use.
• Replace thirty lead services lines with Rowe Professional Services under Mayor Weaver’s Fast Start Program.
• Flint (and all Michigan communities) will comply with a much higher standard than existing Federal Lead & Copper Rule.
• Partner with the city and county to plan for future connection to Karegnondi Water Authority.

Education

• Increase resources for Flint Community Schools and Genesee Intermediate School District to expand early education services to children up to age three.
• Add nine school nurses to Flint Community Schools.
• Expand free breakfast program into all Flint Community Schools classrooms; partner with Blue Cross Blue Shield to facilitate salad bars at twenty additional schools.
• Provide Flint children under six with robust screening for additional behavioral health needs.

Jobs and Economic Development

• Complete Flint Riverfront Development Project, including removal of Hamilton Dam, by end of 2019.
• Finalize $5.5 million financing on redevelopment of Capitol Theater.
• Develop home mortgage lending/financing options for undervalued homes.
• Complete training and development for at least five hundred Flint residents to achieve long-term employment by the end of 2017.

To read further detail on the proposed plan, please click here.

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