Michigan Governor Plans $360M for Flint, Infrastructure
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder on Wednesday proposed spending hundreds of millions more dollars to address Flint’s water crisis and to update infrastructure, including lead water pipes, in the city and across the state.
The $195 million for Flint and $165 million for statewide infrastructure needs were detailed in the Republican governor’s annual $54.9 billion budget presentation to the GOP-led Legislature. Snyder, who has apologized for his administration’s role in the disaster and an inadequate initial response, said $25 million of the funding designated for Flint could help replace an unspecified number of old lead lines running from city streets to houses.
The governor and legislators have already directed more than $37 million toward the disaster, including funds for bottled water, filters, testing, health care and other services.
“Clean drinking water is a human necessity,” Snyder told members of legislative budget committees, as protesters rallied against him outside the Capitol hearing room.
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