Flint Timeline
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- Jarrod Agen
Importance: High
Can we put into Gov's briefing tonight?
furtz was EM at time of final decision/move to switch to KWA, Earley was £M et time of switch to Flint River water.
Flint EM dates (financial emergency declared in December 2011)
Mike Brown, apptd 12-1-11 (when fin emer declared under PA 4 of 2011)
Ed Kurtz, apptd 8-8-12 (when PA4 was repealed in Aug 2012, Brown couldn’t serve as EM, PA 72 back in
effect)
Mike Brown, apptd 7-4-13 (Kurtz retired; PA436 in effect)
Darnell Earley, apptd 10-8-13 (Brown resigned)
Gerald Ambrose, apptd 1-13-15 (Earley appointed DPS EM)
Financial Emergency resolved, 4-29-15 (RTAB apptd)
Other dates
June 26, 2012 — Letter from EM Brown to DWSD seeking permission to blend river water with DWSD
water (attached).
Sept. 20, 2012 - Letter from EM Kurtz to DWSD requesting written permission to implement blending
(attached).
March 25, 2013 — The Flint City Council endorses joining KWA (see url below)
council approves re.ht
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April 11, 2013 — Treasurer Dillion sends letter to EM Kurtz (attached) noting conditional approval of
move to KWA (pursuant to PA436), pending a review of DWSD’s last, best offer.
April 16, 2013 — EM Kurtz informs Treasury that the City will join KWA (attached).
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April 17, 2013 — DWSD transmits letter to EM Kurtz terminating service to Flint, effective April 17, 2014
(attached).
April 17, 2014 — Water service from DWSD officially ends.
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