FLINT MICHIGAN THE COME BACK CITY!

GOOD MORNING FLINT! (GMF)ANNOUNCED EARLY THIS MORING THAT IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH GETTING THE FEDERAL MONEY!

(GMF)Spokesperson Terry Bankert stated that the elected officials and Community institutions get to take credit when things go well,(WHY?) Because they get the blame when things are bad, and things are going well in Flint.

CONGRESSMAN DALE KILDEE

IF IT WAS FEDERAL MONEY THEN CONGRESSMAND DALE KILDEE HAD A LOT TO DO WITH DELIVERING THIS BACON.

Buick City is in line to get part of $800 million in federal funds aimed at cleaning up former General Motors plants nationwide. [1]
A spokeswoman for U.S. Rep. Dale Kildee, D-Flint, confirmed the inclusion of Buick City in the program but said further details of the plan were not immediately available. [1]

The White House announced the plan this morning. [1]

Erin Donar, communications director for Kildee, told The Flint Journal funding is included for Buick City in the plan. [1]

A major roadblock to redeveloping the former General Motors Buick City site could be wiped out with federal funds, the chairman of the Genesee County Board of Commissioners says. [2]

MAYOR DAYNE WALLING

Flint's Buick City could be the first to benefit from the more than $800 million in federal funding set aside for redevelopment of old General Motors properties, Mayor Dayne Walling said today. [3]

Speaking from Washington, D.C., where he's attending a conference on auto communities hosted by the White House council, Walling said Buick City has been a top priority for federal officials working with the old GM, officially known as Motors Liquidation Co. [3]

Walling said the federal funds are a "game-changing investment" for Flint — the city with the largest area in the nation of properties owned by the old GM[3]

BYE THE WAY, RECALL UNSPPORTED, OUR MAYOR IS DOING WHAT WE WANT HIM TO BE DOING!

Recall language against Flint's mayor has been rejected by the Genesee County elections commission. [4]

The recall against Flint Mayor Dayne Walling was filed by an appointee of former Mayor Don Williamson.[4]

The language claimed Walling "is robbing the budget" and "terrorizing Flint citizens" by not supplying enough police protection.[4]

Tuesday mornings election commission members ruled the language was unclear.[4]


GENESEE COUNTY COMMISSIONER JAMIE CURTIS

Chairman Jamie Curtis said today that the funding to clean up environmental problems at the Buick City property could help local officials turn their focus to push ahead with development of a truck-to-rail intermodal facility there. [2]

"That is great news," Curtis said of news that funding to clean up Buick City is included in an $800-million federal program announced by the White House today[2]


Economic development officials here have said developers have interest in turning the former Buick City site into a rail-to-truck intermodal hub but have held off on those plans because of the cost of an environmental cleanup at the property[1]

PRESIDENT OBAMA EVEN HAS SUGGESTED HE HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THIS MONEY COMING TO FLINT!

The Obama administration has proposed a trust fund of more than $800 million to pay for the cleanup of nearly 90 closed General Motors sites in 14 states. Here is a partial list of some of the former General Motors facilities included in the plan.
_ Wilmington Assembly, Wilmington, Del.
_ Fairfax I plant and parking lot, Kansas City, Kan.
_ Shreveport Assembly and Stamping, Shreveport, La.
_ Pontiac Assembly and Stamping, North Campus, Pontiac, Mich.
_ Flint North Powertrain and Buick City, Flint, Mich.
_ Lansing Plant 2, 3 and Fisher Body, Lansing, Mich.
_ Moraine Assembly and Delphi Moraine; Moraine, Ohio.
_ Inland Fisher Guide plant and Salina Industrial Powerpark; Syracuse, N.Y.
_ Janesville Training Center, Janesville, Wis.
_ Indianapolis Stamping, Indianapolis
_ Pittsburgh Stamping, West Mifflin, Pa.
_ Fredericksburg Powertrain, Fredericksburg, Va.
_ Former GM Delco Plant 5, Kokomo, Ind.
_ Framingham Landfill, Framingham, Mass.
_ Danville Central Foundary, Danville, Ill.
_ Delphi Interior and Lighting Systems, Trenton, N.J.[5]

THANK YOU ONE AND ALL…FLINT IS THE COMEBACK CITY
Posed here by
Terry R. Bankert
http://www.attorneybankert.com

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[1]
http://www.mlive.com/auto/index.ssf/2010/05/post_9.html
[2]
http://www.mlive.com/auto/index.ssf/2010/05/genesee_county_board_of_commis.html
[3]
http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2010/05/mayor_dayne_walling_flint_has.html
[4]
http://abclocal.go.com/wjrt/story?section=news/local&id=7446786
[5]
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gG_pJJODKVeCNza-1zyFzKNw4oZgD9FPEN282

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