Snyder Admin Trucked In Clean Water for State Building in January 2015
Source: Progress Michigan
LANSING The Snyder administration quietly trucked in water to state buildings in January of 2015 ten months prior to Governor Snyder publicly admitting there was reason for concern in Flint, according to a document obtained by Progress Michigan.
The document is a Facility Notification sent by the Department of Technology, Management and Budget (DTMB) in response to poor water quality in Flint. The notification stated that water coolers were being installed on each occupied floor next to the drinking fountains so that state workers could choose to continue to drink Flint water or a safe alternative.
It appears the state wasnt as slow as we first thought in responding the Flint Water Crisis. Sadly, the only response was to protect the Snyder administration from future liability and not to protect the children of Flint from lead poisoning, said Lonnie Scott, executive director of Progress Michigan. While residents were being told to relax and not worry about the water, the Snyder administration was taking steps to limit exposure in its own building.
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Another day and another example of the Snyder administrations lackluster response to this crisis. Worse yet, this shows that the response was not only late and so far ineffective, but it was also unequal, Scott continued. Governor Snyder needs to explain to the people of Flint why his administration trucked water into a state building while allowing residents to drink unsafe water.
Read more: http://www.progressmichigan.org/2016/01/document-snyder-admin-trucked-in-clean-water-for-state-building-in-january-2015/
Depaysement
(1,835 posts)The intentional poisoning of a predominantly African-American city?
Pretty much.
blackspade
(10,056 posts)Why hasn't the Democratic Party leadership and the President raised holy hell about this?
This requires Federal intervention to contain this catastrophe.
Stuart G
(38,445 posts)kimbutgar
(21,188 posts)He is so protected by the republicans, he will finish out his term and probably get elected to the senate in 2020.
Akicita
(1,196 posts)rladdi
(581 posts)Google is a good source for information on corrupt Republicans. I find it interesting that the Republican Senators in DC, said NAY to helping with Flint water crisis. They do not trust Gov. Snyder and if he would use the money to really help Flint or use if for his rainy day fund that has like over 400 million in it. Republicans don't trust their own. REally?
Javaman
(62,534 posts)just another prime example of the have-even-mores and the have-even-less.
ChairmanAgnostic
(28,017 posts)I can think of no other word that fits as well.