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(TBF Note: If this were Grosse Point we would not be having this conversation. And, no, I'm not going to stop talking about it.)

The agency, like the state, cannot restore credibility unless it moves aggressively to repair the damage that Flint residents are living with.

NYTimes Sunday Review | Editorial
Fix Flint’s Water System, Now
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD ~ JAN. 23, 2016

The conditions on the ground in Flint still do not seem to have sunk in at the Michigan statehouse. Thousands of residents are still relying on trucked-in water, as if they were in a war-zone refugee camp, while worrying that their children may suffer developmental and other health problems from a water system poisoned by lead. Gov. Rick Snyder has been busy apologizing, but the tiny steps he is taking to repair the damage shrink beside the urgency of the problem.

The challenge now is to replace the corroded pipes or perhaps the whole water system in this city of nearly 100,000 as quickly as it can be done. The cost may reach $1 billion or more, but that cannot stand in the way of moving forward to make the city fit for habitation. No Americans should have to live with poisoned water that is a direct result of the government’s decisions and neglect ...

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