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TexasTowelie

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Thu Dec 22, 2016, 07:55 AM Dec 2016

Emergency motion filed seeking immediate start to Flint water delivery

FLINT, MI -- An emergency motion has been filed asking a federal judge to force the city and state to immediately begin door-to-door water bottle delivery to homes in the city.

The motion, filed Tuesday, Dec. 20, by attorneys representing city residents and activist groups asked a judge to require state and city government to:

Immediately begin water bottle delivery to Flint households.

Expand the hours of filter installation and maintenance services

Provide a status report to the court by Jan. 5 describing their plans to "fully comply" with a Nov. 10 preliminary injunction from U.S. District Judge David M. Lawson, which ordered that the state and city must deliver bottled water to Flint residents unless officials can prove there is an operating, properly-installed water filter in their home.


The state has until noon on Dec. 23 to respond to the motion.

Read more: http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2016/12/flint_residents_demand_water.html
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