over not by local government, but by a judge who oversaw the water department for 30-plus years. they decided to take the money and not invest in detroit s infrastructure but seek new customers in the suburbs making sure they had access to new customerses in the suburbs. meanwhile, the odetroit infrastructure suffered. now that detroit has lost its tax base, its residency and needs to repopulate they have crumbling infrastructure. water is leaking in a park. 400 acres is flooded, killing primordial forest in the park. for ten years, water has flowed in the park. they haven t shut it off. they want to shut off poor people s water. they need to work out a plan with the residents to keep people in their homes and let them pay a percentage of income.