Four years is too long to go without clean drinking water. That was the message of a busload of Flint residents yesterday who marched in downtown Lansing.
They carried signs that said things like, “Declare Flint a disaster area.” Some carried a large coffin made out of cardboard that said R-I-P Lead Kills. About 100 people from Flint don’t want the state government to forget that – even years later – Flint is in trouble. Lela McGee-Harvey lives in Flint.
“We hurt in our city. But we will not stop fighting. That’s why we’re here – No justice! (No peace)”
Governor Rick Snyder stopped giving residents free bottled water this month. Recent tests show the water is safe. But Flint residents say they don’t trust him – or the water. Not until all the lead pipes are replaced.
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—Cheyna Roth is a reporter for the Michigan Public Radio network. Contact WEMU News at 734.487.3363 or email us at studio@wemu.org
