FLINT, Mich. (AP) - Officials say Flint is expected to lose federal funding for 39 firefighters in July after the city’s $7.9 million request for a grant was turned down.
The Flint Journal reports (https://bit.ly/1iox8rn ) the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s denial means two fire stations could close in the cash-strapped city. Flint officials announced the update Monday and Mayor Dayne Walling says the city will continue to seek money from other grant sources.
Flint has projected it will have 75 firefighters each year through 2018 without the grant. Flint’s state-appointed emergency manager Darnell Earley says the city “will need to address fire funding in the overall context of the city’s budget, goals and objectives.”
Fires at vacant buildings have been a significant problem for Flint that has strained its firefighters in recent years.
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Information from: The Flint Journal, https://www.mlive.com/flint
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