RE: Review of Draft Presidential Declaration Request-Approval Needed by Today at
- From
- Joseph Fielek
- To
- Ann Luepnitz , Bruce Hanses , Thomas Saxton
1:30PM
FYI — the only reference to Treasury is on page 4 of the request letter as indicated below:
With input from the Department of Treasury, MDTED assessed that the most significant immediate negative impact will
be the economic effects of such things as decreased property values, lost business activity (new businesses will not
move to Flint and existing businesses that rely on clean water, such as restaurants, will be hurt), lost employment,
population loss (renters will leave the city). Residents and businesses will also have to pay extra for bottled water, so
the extra spending on water will take away from other spending. It is relatively easy for residents to move some of their
economic/spending activity outside the city, so the Flint economy will be hurt. These impacts will create an economic
downturn in Flint. In terms of personal income losses, a three to four percent loss in nominal personal income in the
City of Flint seems a reasonable estimate, which would equal a negative impact of $85 million to $115 million per year in
lost economic activity. Long-term, there will be the significant cost of a new water system. Direct health related costs,
estimated by MDHHS, are in addition to this estimate.
So | would say for the most part we have no other comment to make regarding this correspondence.