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AND WHAT HAPPENS IF KURTZ GOES ON SICK LEAVE?
Michael Brown appointed city administrator under new emergency financial manager Ed Kurtz
Published: Wednesday, August 08, 2012, 7:01 PM Updated: Wednesday, August 08, 2012, 7:05 PM
By Kristin Longley | klongley1@mlive.com .
FLINT, MI -- Not only is the city of Flint getting a new emergency financial manager, but the former one is sticking around, too.
Newly appointed emergency financial manager Ed Kurtz has named outgoing manager Michael Brown as his city administrator, he announced in a news release issued just hours after a state panel appointed him the new emergency financial manager in Flint.
Brown is still expected to have a hand in city operations in his revised role at City Hall.
"This will keep the current management team in place and offer stability to city government as it continues to rebuild and restructure itself financially,” Kurtz said in a statement.
But Flint City Council President Scott Kincaid said Brown's appointment reinforces his belief that having an emergency manager in Flint is "about politics not finances."
Kincaid said he plans on fighting the appointment of a new financial manager, though he said he doesn't have a personal grudge against Kurtz.
"The image this gives the community says it all, as far as I'm concerned," he said of Brown's appointment.
Kurtz was unable to be reached for comment Wednesday evening.
Roger Fraser, deputy state treasurer of local government services, said the city still has past deficits and is in the early stages of working within the balanced 2013 budget Brown's administration created. He said the city has made progress under Brown's leadership, but there's more work to be done.
"Those are issues still not resolved," he said. "The city hasn't demonstrated it can live within its means."
Kurtz will not be taking a salary or benefits as emergency financial manager, but will be remitted $1,000 a month for expenses, according to his contract. Kurtz also declined compensation when he led the city in its first state takeover in 2002-04.
Brown's $170,000 annual salary will remain unchanged, he said today.
Brown said he'll be working with each city department head to make sure Flint stays on track with the business and operating plan he submitted to the state in June.
When asked about potential opposition from the public to adding another appointee to the administration at City Hall, Brown said he feels the number of top-level staff is "adequate" given the challenges Flint faces in reigning in its expenses and reforming the way it operates.
He said his position as city administrator will be re-evaluated following the November vote on the Public Act 4 referendum.
Brown said Kurtz' appointment as emergency manager is "excellent" for Flint, his history in the Flint community.
"Ed is knowledgeable about city government, has the respect of the business community and an excellent working relationship with many of the current management and staff at city hall," he said.
Kurtz agreed to accept the appointment because Brown is no longer eligible for the office under state law, state officials said Wednesday in appointing Kurtz.
Earlier in the day, the Board of State Canvassers certified a referendum of Public Act 4 for the November ballot, which effectively suspended the emergency manager law pending the vote.
But the state attorney general has issued an opinion saying the law's previous version, Public Act 72, will be revived in the interim.
Brown is not eligible to be emergency financial manager under Public Act 72 because he was an employee of the city within the last five years, which goes against guidelines in the law.
Lawrence Roehrig, secretary-treasurer for AFSCME Council 25 in Michigan, said it's premature to comment on the state's appointment of a new emergency manager in Flint. Roehrig is also a representative of Stand Up for Democracy, the group behind the effort to repeal Public Act 4.
Unlike that law, which allowed emergency managers to impose contracts on union employees, Roehrig said the old law preserves the spirit of collective bargaining.
"We're still researching all the ramifications of the rollback of Public Act 4," he said.
As for Brown being named city administrator, Roehrig said Brown is capable and is "a man of integrity."
"From day one this has never been about the individual," he said. "Mike Brown is an honorable and honest, hardworking defender of Flint as a community."
Flint Mayor Dayne Walling said he will work cooperatively with Kurtz, who is expected to begin his new role on Monday.
Despite the furor over legal issues stemming from Public Act 4 and Public Act 72, Walling said the city's financial challenges are still lingering, and will continue to be a struggle even with a financial manager in place.
"Without strong economic development and reforms of local government revenue, it's going to continue to be difficult for the city of Flint," he said. "There's not a court decision that changes Flint's underlying financial condition, and that's what needs to get attention given what we're facing."
With some of his authority as an elected official restored with the revival of Public Act 72, Walling said he plans on introducing some ordinances regarding planning and zoning.
Walling said Kurtz decision to appoint Brown as city administrator is within his power as the new manager.
"Staffing decisions are the prerogative of the EFM," Walling said. "Those decisions have to be respected and speak for themselves."
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untanglingwebs
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| I was just reminded that Public Act 72 was repealed when the new emergency manager PA 4 was passed. Is this even legal? |
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Wed Aug 08, 2012 9:47 pm |
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"Earlier in the day, the Board of State Canvassers certified a referendum of Public Act 4 for the November ballot, which effectively suspended the emergency manager law pending the vote.
But the state attorney general has issued an opinion saying the law's previous version, Public Act 72, will be revived in the interim. "
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From the list of frequently requested repealed acts see:
Local Government Fiscal Responsibility Act, Public Act 72 of 1990 (63k pdf file)
http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?RequestedRepealed
In that act see 141.1226 Power to impose taxes. Should the recent changes in our property taxes have been put to a vote of registered voters?
There’s also a reference in the act about the ombudsman which raises the question of whether she’ll be brought back.
IMO, Brown’s salary is twice as much as it should be, given the financial condition the city is in. Remember when Kurtz previously eliminated salaries of council members for a period of time? |
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Wed Aug 08, 2012 10:07 pm |
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The City lost over $1 million in federal HOME funding because Kurtz gave huge amounts of funding to 2 ineligible nonprofits, greater eastide Community Association and Flint West Village. He did this days before returning power to Williamson. Both nonprofits had lost properties for nonpayment of taxes and stillowed property taxes.
Council wanted these organizations to receive the funds to satisfy their constituents. When williamson refused they would not allow his administration to eallocate the funds and they were lost. |
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Wed Aug 08, 2012 10:20 pm |
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untanglingwebs
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quote:
00SL2 schreef:
"Earlier in the day, the Board of State Canvassers certified a referendum of Public Act 4 for the November ballot, which effectively suspended the emergency manager law pending the vote.
But the state attorney general has issued an opinion saying the law's previous version, Public Act 72, will be revived in the interim. "
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From the list of frequently requested repealed acts see:
Local Government Fiscal Responsibility Act, Public Act 72 of 1990 (63k pdf file)
http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?RequestedRepealed
In that act see 141.1226 Power to impose taxes. Should the recent changes in our property taxes have been put to a vote of registered voters?
There’s also a reference in the act about the ombudsman which raises the question of whether she’ll be brought back.
IMO, Brown’s salary is twice as much as it should be, given the financial condition the city is in. Remember when Kurtz previously eliminated salaries of council members for a period of time?
GOOD POINT! |
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Wed Aug 08, 2012 10:21 pm |
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untanglingwebs
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The rumor in the streets is that Kurtz only took the position because he was promised that it would only be a red herring. He already took a leave and is returning only for the council meeting tonight. Then he is said to be returning to his family emergency. Under PA 72, which may not be legal to be used, Kurtz should have been unable to hire Brown.
Duane Miller is shown as the COO of the Greater Regional Chamber of Commerce in the latest edition of "On The Town". Why was he acting as the City Administrator under Brown? |
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Mon Aug 13, 2012 12:43 pm |
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Dave Starr
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| Shadier and shadier. |
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I used to care, but I take a pill for that now.
Pushing buttons sure can be fun.
When a lion wants to go somewhere, he doesn’t worry about how many hyenas are in the way.
Paddle faster, I hear banjos. |
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Mon Aug 13, 2012 1:37 pm |
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untanglingwebs
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Kurtz was on tv tonight statng Brown could only function on a day-t-day operations in his absence.
But then he also said a month ago he wouldn't return. |
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Mon Aug 20, 2012 5:29 pm |
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untanglingwebs
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Woodrow Stanley stated his constituents were angry about the Brown appointment. However, the PA 72 has a provision allowing Kurtz to hire anyone he believes is necessary to revitalize the city.
Truly Snyder and Dillon made a manuever that would have been approved by Machiavelli. |
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Mon Aug 20, 2012 5:33 pm |
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Hundreds gather at Flint church for rally; Pastors announce Crim-day protest against emergency manager actions
Published: Wednesday, August 22, 2012, 9:34 PM Updated: Wednesday, August 22, 2012, 9:44 PM
By Kristin Longley | klongley1@mlive.com
Griffin Moores | MLive.comMinister and Flint City Councilman Bernard Lawler speaks to a crowd gathered at Foss Avenue Baptist Church for a prayer protest against actions by the city's current and former emergency managers.
FLINT, MI -- Gathered together under a church roof on the city's north side, about 200 Flint residents prayed and rallied together in protest of actions by the city's current and former emergency managers.
The intercessory Prayer Protest and Civil Rights Rally was organized by Rev. Reginald Flynn, who said he became "irate" after former emergency manager Michael Brown transferred the city-owned Genesee Towers to a development group for $1 in exchange for its demolition and a downtown urban plaza.
And because Flynn and other prominent Flint pastors oppose the Towers deal and many other actions by the city's administration, they announced that another protest is planned for 6:30 a.m. Saturday near the Family Dollar on 5th Avenue during the Crim Festival of Races.
Flynn said city leaders didn't respond to their request to rectify some Brown's earlier actions, so they decided to continue with a Saturday protest despite disapproval from city leaders and Crim organizers because of the event's positive reputation in the community.
Flynn reversed an earlier statement that the protest would interrupt the race, instead asking residents to participate to show a visible presence "to express the injustices done to our city."
"We're advocating a peaceful protest," said Flynn, emphasizing that they are not protesting the Crim event. "We're not going to interrupt the race but we will have a presence."
Pastors also spoke out against water rate increases and about the importance of voting in November.
The Towers deal was one of more than 60 acts Brown took in the final days he was in office, before the emergency manager law was suspended because a voter referendum was placed on the November ballot for possible repeal.
The Rev. David Bullock of Detroit, coordinator of the Michigan chapter of Rainbow PUSH Coalition, spoke against the Genesee Towers sale and urged Flint residents to vote to overturn Public Act 4 in November.
"You going to sell the building that cost every taxpaying resident in the city of Flint?" asked the Rev. David Bullock of Detroit, Michigan coordinator of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition. "You can't even buy a bag of skittles for $1."
Brown, who is now city administrator under the new emergency financial manager, has said Genesee Towers is a liability and could end up costing the city more in the long run if it is not demolished and someone were to get hurt because of it.
As part of the deal, Brown also committed $750,000 of the city's federal grant funds for development in low-income areas to go toward the cost of demolition, which is estimated at about $4 million, according to the development agreement.
Uptown Reinvestment Corp. has proposed replacing the 19-story dilapidated structure with an urban plaza for public use as part of a broader $30-million redevelopment plan for the immediate area around the Towers building.
But the agreement was opposed by the protestors who gathered at Foss Avenue Baptist Church tonight, who said the public should have been consulted on the transfer.
Flint Councilman Sheldon Neeley said the city council is expected Monday to vote on setting a date for investigative hearings into the emergency managers' actions.
"We are not pleased with what’s taken place in our city," said the Rev. Lewis Randolph, leader of the Concerned Pastors for Social Action group. "We are unhappy with what Mike Brown done in the last minutes of leaving his office."
Throughout the protest, participants at times were on their feet and calling out passionately in prayer against the emergency manager law. Other times, the crowd was quiet, heads bowed as several prominent Flint pastors took to the pulpit.
Many fanned themselves in deference to the heat. The church is one of several in Flint that has had its air conditioning units stolen amid a rash of scrap metal theft in the city.
The protest followed a meeting earlier in the day between the city's new emergency financial manager Ed Kurtz and several prominent Flint pastors, who gave Kurtz a list of "desired outcomes," including revoking the $750,000 in federal grant money for the Genesee Towers demolition. The pastors asked that the money be reallocated for demolition in areas that have more residents living in poverty.
Other demands included a reduction in water rates, more equitable distribution of federal grant funds, infrastructure upgrades and repairs on the city's north side and reverse Brown's order placing a 6-mill property tax millage for public safety on the November ballot.
Lawler encouraged residents to vote "no" on the public safety millage, saying the city's emergency financial manager should work with state lawmakers instead on passing an income tax increase for Flint workers.
When it was the Rev. Jeffrey Hawkins turn to speak, he put out a call out to the congregation: "How many of you have been touched by violence in this city?"
Nearly every person in the sanctuary raised a hand.
"That's a lot of folks," said Hawkins, of Prince of Peace Missionary Baptist Church.
Hawkins had two sons killed in Flint in separate incidents in 2007 and 2010.
He said he is involved with the city's anti-violence initiatives, but said he won't support a new property tax for residents because many can't afford to pay it. |
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Flint DDA offered $135k for parking spots as part of plan to demolish Genesee Towers
Published: Wednesday, August 22, 2012, 7:46 AM Updated: Wednesday, August 22, 2012, 11:20 AM
By Shaun Byron | sbyron@mlive.com
MLive file photoGenesee Towers
FLINT, MI -- Uptown Reinvestment Corp. is offering the Flint Downtown Development Association $135,000 for parking lots as part of its plan to demolish Genesee Towers.
The offer was presented Wednesday during a meeting of the Flint DDA at City Hall.
The parking lots are south of Genesee Towers, consist of about 60 spots and are needed as part of the plan to raze Genesee Towers, said Ridgway White, who is project manager for Uptown Developments and was representing Uptown Reinvestment Corp.
The intention is to tear Genesee Towers down in the next year, although it is unknown at this point if the building will be imploded or taken down floor-by-floor, White said.
"We are not that far into the process," he said.
The plan is to turn that area into an urban plaza or park with landscaping in the area, White said.
The offer for the money constitutes an estimate of three years’ worth of revenue the DDA would have received from those parking spots, he said.
It's unknown if the angled parking spots in the alley will remain.
Genesee Towers has been a thorn in the side of the community for years and there is little demand for that much space in the downtown, White said.
"We don’t have an audience for 200,000-squarefoot-users in the city of Flint," he said. "If we did, I think we’d take a different approach."
Uptown Reinvestment Corp. is the nonprofit arm of Uptown Developments. Five members of the DDA also serve on the board of Uptown Reinvestment.
The five members can't propose the sale or vote on it because of the conflict of interest, Flint Mayor Dayne Walling said.
Members of the DDA who don't serve on the Uptown Reinvestment Board were selected to review the offer, value of the properties and plan being put forth.
The findings from those reports will be given at the September meeting.
Leah Fitzgerald
No doubt a land grab masquerading as a demolition requirement, but it's not like there is anyone else interested in developing downtown Flint. Let them have it.
Down Wood
Why can't it just be leased by Uptown, I am not in favour of this deal, mainly because of what they did to the parking lot on 1st and Beach. It has been used by customers of down town businesses (mainly The Torch) and now it is completely fenced in without even access for foot traffic to the west entrance to The Torch. A lot used by customers of the businesses down town now sits almost completely empty except for maybe a dozen cars. What if this happens to the "flat lot"? then there will be no recourse (of speaking before a board of community members) if the rates are raised and or turned into a private lot. I do like many of the things that uptown is doing to help revitalize Flint but you must remember most companies are mainly looking to increase profit and their decisions are not always best for the community and other businesses.
4realjoe
Oh I don't know, maybe more taxpayer input?!?! Really the taxpayers of Flint should have been allowed to vote on the sale of historic GT after paying such a dear price for it.
Uptown and the MF are simply getting their wish and ignoring the citizens of Flint. For sure they're no better than Williamson..
Shaun Byron | sbyron@mlive.com
Residents did get stuck with additional taxes for the building. Do you think that alone gives the citizens the right to vote the deal down?
Ted Jankowski
Absolutely it does!!! When I pay for something I should have a say in what it is used for. They said above "We don’t have an audience for 200,000-squarefoot-users in the city of Flint," he said. "If we did, I think we’d take a different approach." NO ONE HAS EVER LOOKED INTO THIS APPROACH!!! Every couple years big corporations head quarters buildings come up for renewal of their leases. Some are losing their tax breaks too and are looking to move. NO ONE DOWNTOWN has ever looking into trying to sway anyone into moving into this building. I'm wondering why Moot foundation hates this building so much?
Shaun Byron | sbyron@mlive.com
Do you think that's a fair price? And what would you like to see replace Genesee Towers? |
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Thu Aug 23, 2012 7:15 am |
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Editorial: Flint's emergency manager appointment raises unnecessary questions
Published: Sunday, August 26, 2012, 10:04 PM Updated: Sunday, August 26, 2012, 10:07 PM
By Bernie Eng | beng1@mlive.com
This is an editorial from The Flint Journal editorial board.
Something about the appointment of the city's new leadership just doesn't feel right.
Ed Kurtz was appointed Aug. 8 as Flint's manager after Michael Brown could no longer serve in the position when the state's new emergency manager law was suspended pending a referendum on the issue in November.
So, state officials appointed Kurtz as Flint's emergency manager under the old emergency manager law. Kurtz held the same position during the last state takeover of Flint in 2002-04.
Then, Kurtz immediately made Brown his city administrator. And, by mid-August Kurtz authorized Brown in Kurtz' absence to "carry out any and all actions necessary to effectuate the duties of the Emergency Financial Manager."
Kind of seems like Brown's really still in charge here.
Griffin Moores | MLive.comMichael Brown exits his office on his last day as Flint's Emergency Manager in Flint, Mich. on Wednesday, August 8, 2012. 8/8/12 Flint, Michigan
We have backed the appointment of an emergency manager every time it's occurred in Flint. And, many of the actions taken by both Kurtz and Brown also won our backing.
However, this apparent domino effect -- of Kurtz' appointment, then Kurtz bringing back Brown as city administrator, then authorizing Brown to handle the manager duties -- doesn't sit well.
While we acknowledge that all these moves are technically lawful, it certainly seems like the situation doesn't quite follow the "spirit" of the attorney general decision that forced the removal of Brown in the first place.
Raising even more questions is the flurry of activity in the waining hours of Brown's official administration -- again shining a bad light on some legitimate decisions.
It is clear the appointment of an emergency manager was and is necessary for Flint's future survival. Brown and his team were doing a lot of good things -- and we think he will continue to do good work for the city. We also continue to have high hopes for Kurtz's return.
But, we also hope decisions will be executed in a way so that it does not undermine the legitimacy of what the emergency manager needs to do here.
kemcha
Please. This was nothing more than an attempt to bypass the removal of Brown by installing him into office even though Kurtz is supposed to be running things. Brown should be nowhere near City Hall and nowhere near Flint's city government. If Kurtz wasn't interested in doing the job then they needed to find someone else to do that.
Instead, Brown is still in power, despite the fact that he was supposed to be removed from office. This is nothing more than Michigan Republicans thumbing their nose at the Federal Appeals court.
ickym
WHEN IT COMES TO CITY AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, IT SEEMS TO WE CASUAL OBSERVERS THAT IT IS ALL OUT OF CONTROL. NONE OF THESE PEOPLE CAN ADD OR SUBSTRACT AND BALANCE A BUDGET. IT SHOULD BE SIMPLE, YOU TAKE THE CITY OR FEDERAL INCOME AND ADD UP THE ABSOLUTELY MANDATED REQUIREMENTS TO KEEP THE FUNCTIONS OPERATING AND SEE IF THEY BALANCE. IF THEY DON'T, YOU CUT. IN THE CASE OF THE CITY, EVERYTHING SHOULD BE PUT UNDER A MICROSCOPE TO SEE IF IT IS NECESSARY, IF THE PAY AND BENEFITS FOR WORK IS TOO HIGH. THE OTHER OPTION IS TO RAISE TAXES ON ALL PROPERTY AND THE CITIZENS WHOM ARE RECEIVING THE BENEFITS FROM THE CITY. BOTTOM LINE, AND THIS ISN'T TOO HARD, THE BUDGET BY LAW MUST BE BALANCED - NO EXCEPTIONS. WHY THESE TWO MEN ARE DOING THAT SIMPLE JOB IS BEYOND ALL OF US. i SURE HOPE THEY BOTH AREN'T BEING PAID. SOME OF US WOULD GLADLY VOLUNTEER TO MAKE THE NECESSARY DECISIONS TO KEEP THE CITY GOING - AND, THAT SHOULD NOT TAKE MORE THAN SEVERAL WEEKS - AND WE WOULD NOT TAKE ANY PAY! SO THERE. TOO MUCH POWER AND GREED IN POLITICS.
TALKING ABOUT BUDGETS, OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS NOT ONLY FAILED WE CITIZENS, IT IS PUTTING OUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN AT RISK. IT IS WITH THAT $16 TRILLION IN FEDERAL DEBT IN MIND, THAT I STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT OUR NEXT PRESIDENT CUT THE PAY AND BENEFITS OF EVERYONE IN GOVERNMENT (WITH THE SINGLE EXCEPTION OF OUR BRAVE TROOPS SERVING IN WAR ZONES) - AND THAT INCLUDES OUR INEPT LEGISLATORS WHO EXEMPTED THEMSELVES FROM OBAMACARE. |
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Mon Aug 27, 2012 5:28 am |
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WHAT THE JOURNAL FORGOT:
THE SEEMINGLY ENDLESS CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS
Brown leaves office in August of 2009 and starts FARO with Mott Foundation as sponsor.
Brown merges FARO with Prima Civitas
Duane Miller is on Board of Directors of Prima Civitas
Duane Miller, after leaving office with Brown, is now the COO of the Genesee County Regional Board of Directors (GCRCC)
Miller is a volunteer with Brown as Brown becomes Emergency Manager
Tim Herman head of the GCRCC is placed on Flint's Advisory Board by Brown under finances (Journal writes article saying Herman can't wait to get his hands on Flint's financial books)(GCRCC is a prtner of FARO and Prima Civitas)
Volunteer from LISC is in DCED
Both the GCRCC and LISC receive retroactive payments per directives from Mike Brown (Anyone remember when former AG Cox sued City Council over retroactive payments saying they were illegal under Michigan Law)
Then Brown does substantial amendment to the Consolidated Plan to give both agencies money.
Brown sells Genesee Towers (which Taxpayers paid for) to GCRCC for $1.00 )
Brown commits $750, 000 of federal CDBG money towards the demolition of the Genesee Towers without revealing potential conflicts of interest or plan for public input or HUD approval. The project will probably never by any stretch of the imagination meet any of the three National Objectives required by HUD.
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Mon Aug 27, 2012 5:43 am |
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Under Walling and Brown the Consolidated Plan continued to present HUD wih an identifiable method of providing "public participation."( something required under all federal HUD programs) This plan was approved by HUD. Without HUD's approval, Brown now employs a new method of public participation-his Planning Commission for the Master Plan. This body is rife with conflicts of interest as the Genesee County Land Bank (our NSP2 partner), the GCRCC and the Mott Foundation all sit on that body.
There was scant notice for the public to join that body and applications were provided at selected public meetings held by Brown. Experienced leaders like Lynn Waybright and others have never received any notice regarding their applications to join the Planning Commission
The DCED previously used the state law on blight and created Citizen District Councils to meet federal requirements to define a blighted area. Brown eliminated these bodies and gave their functions to the master planning commission. This is not an appropriate venue and demonstrates to me that federal funding will cease to be spent in the north end.
Add to this the fact that GCRCC planned to use what remaining federal 108 money that was left (very little if any) to demolish the towers. |
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Mon Aug 27, 2012 5:56 am |
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This whole process smells of illegal conflicts, croneyism and the Republican determination to get what they want by any means. The downtown development stalled and they want to use the federal money intended to benefit low to moderate income housing and blight to restart the process.
Is Smith Village stalled again?
The roads are being repaired although they already have a substantial change order.
Security is not visable although their contract was extended.
Most driveways only have an approach completed from the street to the sidewalk area. Erosion techniques were improperly applied as deep ruts from the lawns lead to the street leaving dirt on the street awaiting the final layer of asphalt.
Brick fronts have yet to be installed on many homes and there are other signs that these homes are not finished. Brown committed $1.8 million to finishing these 30 homes. Don't forget a significant number of these homes are to be sold at market value. |
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