State officials announced this evening that an eight-member review panel appointed by the governor is recommending that an emergency financial manager take over the city of Flint.
Flint Mayor Dayne Walling said the state's decision that a financial emergency exists in the city "shows how serious our financial challenges are in the City of Flint."
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Flint's Financial Emergency
Flint appears to be moving closer to an emergency financial manager. Kristin Longley of The Flint Journal reports:
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