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Drag racing could cost drivers their vehicles under proposed Flint ordinance change
Updated May 10, 2021;
Posted May 10, 2021
Ryan Garza | The Flint Journal
Street racers leave the start line while partaking in late-night drag racing on James P. Cole Boulevard in Flint in this 2011 Flint Journal file photo.The Flint Journal
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FLINT, MI Drag racing in Flint could cost drivers their vehicles under a revised ordinance that’s being reviewed by the City Council.
City Attorney Angela Wheeler told the council that the new proposed ordinance would declare drag racing a public nuisance and would allow the city to impound and seize vehicles, tools, equipment, and trailers used in connection with racing vehicles.
Flint councilman offers no apologies for homophobic, racial slurs
Posted May 07, 2021
Maurice Davis listens to Eric Mays during the Flint City Council meeting at Flint City Hall on Monday, May 13, 2019 in downtown Flint. Kaiti Sullivan | MLive.comKaiti Sullivan
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FLINT, MI A Flint city councilman who’s used racial and homophobic slurs during video broadcasts on Facebook isn’t apologizing for his words but has started removing the recordings soon after they are broadcast live.
2nd Ward Councilman Maurice Davis made his remarks on what he calls the “News and Blues” broadcast, which typically includes his commentary on city business, harsh words for his political enemies, and routine profanity.
Flint council sends a message on budget: More money needed for blight
Updated Apr 19, 2021;
Posted Apr 19, 2021
Scenes of blight and dumping around the Flint area on Tuesday, June 25, 2019.Kathryn Ziesig | kziesig@mlive.c
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FLINT, MI The City Council may have found an issue everyone can agree on putting more money into cleaning up Flint.
Several council members, including President Kate Fields and Eric Mays, suggested Monday, April 19, that Mayor Sheldon Neeley’s proposed budget needs more money to combat blight, one of the most common complaints from residents.
“We just keep going around in circles .,” Fields said in a budget hearing Monday. “We don’t have enough laborers and equipment to get it all picked up.”