State won't pay Flint to replace water lines until settlement 'violations' resolved
FLINT, MI - The state will not reimburse the city of Flint for its service line replacements until what the state claims are violations of a $97 million dollar settlement are resolved.
According to a letter from the state Attorney General's office dated Thursday, Nov. 1, the city is violating the settlement by its current excavation method and its failure to look for lead and galvanized water pipes.
Flint city officials could not be reached immediately for comment.
In 2017, a $97 million fund was set up by the state in a settlement to reimburse the city after social groups demanded enough funding to replace the estimated 18,000 hazardous lead and galvanized steel pipes in Flint.
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