In an upset, Pontiac s incumbent Mayor Deirdre Waterman finished third at best in her city s primary election Tuesday night, as her write-in campaign for a third term came up short.
With all precincts reporting, former state representative Tim Greimel received 3,282 votes (for 56.3%) and Alexandria T. Riley tallied 1,319 (22.6%), making them the two top voters by a considerable margin. That tally would pit them against one another in November s non-partisan general election. Pontiac was the only city in Oakland County that held a primary election this month.
Waterman appeared to run no better than a distant third, based on a count of 724 votes (12.4%) for unassigned write-ins, most of which presumably supported her. The two-term incumbent the city’s first female mayor, and its first mayor to win a second term in decades was forced to seek her third term as a write-in candidate because of a recently changed state law.
Nearly 40 Abandoned Homes in Flint Will be Demolished This Summer
Flint Residents will be happy to know that some major eyesores will be coming down this summer. The Genesee County Land Bank is planning on demolishing 37 abandoned buildings around the city of Flint. This is something that is long overdue and hopefully, it s just the start of more in the future.
According to ABC12, The land bank is using a $448,000 grant from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation to demolish the houses, which Flint residents listed as a top priority on a recent survey.
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Apparently, the Genesee County Land Bank has over 2,500 buildings/homes that are on the list to be demolished but for now, they are focusing on the abandoned homes that are sitting next to homes where people live, near schools, and ones that are fire damaged. They say there are roughly $4,500 structures that need to be demolished in Flint that are owned by the Land Bank and privately owned as well.
New director will deliver State of the Genesee County Land Bank Thursday
Updated Dec 17, 2020;
Posted Dec 17, 2020
Michael Freeman, Genesee County Land Bank executive director, looks out at the city from his desk on Friday, May 29, 2020 in downtown Flint. (Jake May | MLive.com) The Flint Journal, MLive.comThe Flint Journal, MLive.com
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(This story has been updated to correct information about the creation on the Genesee County Land Bank Authority.)
GENESEE COUNTY, MI The executive director of the Genesee County Land Bank Authority will deliver a community update on the agency’s work through a live stream address.