Michigan Governor Touts Flint Pipe Switch, But Mayor Pans It

[KamaAina]

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/flint-water-crisis/michigan-governor-touts-flint-pipe-switch-mayor-pans-it-n520241

But Mayor Karen Weaver had said earlier in the day that she was embarking on her own plan to begin switching out the pipes as early as next week — a project for which she's still seeking funding.

She dismissed Snyder's plan, which calls first for studying whether any pipes can be coated as a temporary means to get drinkable water flowing into city homes.

"I call on Governor Snyder to end that discussion, and to commit fully to getting the lead out of Flint," Weaver said, according to local NBC affiliate WEYI .

The dueling statements reflected the continued chaos over the response to Flint's water crisis, which was triggered by the city's 2014 cost-cutting decision — under the leadership of a Snyder-appointed emergency fiscal manager — to being drawing water from the Flint River.

[notadmblnd]

1. aybe the Clinton Foundation can send Flint's mayor a check?

I would like to see HRC put her money where her mouth is.

[louis-t]

2. So, dumbass Snyder wants to 'coat' the pipes?

With what? And what kind of damage would the 'coating' do?

[KamaAina]

3. Phosphates, apparently.

As for damage, one never knows.

[louis-t]

4. Leave it to a repug to seek a cheap way out.