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In this Thursday, April 20, 2017, photo, Dr. Michael Vincent voices his concerns on the effects lead will have on physical health for all residents over the next 30 years, while speaking at a town hall meeting related to the city's crisis with lead-tainted water, at House of Prayer Missionary Baptist Church, in Flint, Mich. The event was held after Flint Mayor Karen Weaver reversed course Tuesday and recommended that Flint continue getting its drinking water from a Detroit-area system long term instead of a new pipeline. (Jake May/The Flint Journal-MLive.com via AP)
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In this Thursday, April 20, 2017, photo, Flint resident Tony Palladeno Jr. points at members of the panel as he demands answers for the community during a town hall meeting at House of Prayer Missionary Baptist Church related to the city's crisis with lead-tainted water, in Flint, Mich. Police say six people were arrested for disorderly conduct or other reasons. The event was held after Flint Mayor Karen Weaver reversed course Tuesday and recommended that Flint continue getting its drinking water from a Detroit-area system long term instead of a new pipeline. (Jake May/The Flint Journal-MLive.com via AP)
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In this Thursday, April 20, 2017, photo, resident Beth Stephens, right, shouts as she gets fired up while asking questions as her two-minute time limit is reached during a town hall meeting at House of Prayer Missionary Baptist Church, related to the city's crisis with lead-tainted water, in Flint, Mich. Police say six people were arrested for disorderly conduct or other reasons. The event was held after Flint Mayor Karen Weaver reversed course Tuesday and recommended that Flint continue getting its drinking water from a Detroit-area system long term instead of a new pipeline. (Jake May/The Flint Journal-MLive.com via AP)
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In this Thursday, April 20, 2017, photo, Flint police Officer Kristopher Jones removes resident Leah Palladeno, in handcuffs, from a town hall meeting at House of Prayer Missionary Baptist Church, related to the city's crisis with lead-tainted water, in Flint, Mich. Police say six people were arrested for disorderly conduct or other reasons. The event was held after Flint Mayor Karen Weaver reversed course Tuesday and recommended that Flint continue getting its drinking water from a Detroit-area system long term instead of a new pipeline. (Jake May/The Flint Journal-MLive.com via AP)
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Michael Crispin, 53, of Davison, has an emotional moment listening to his wife speak at a sentencing hearing for the murder of her mother at the Genesee County Circuit Court in downtown Flint, Mich., on Wednesday, April 12, 2017. Jeries Qumsyeh , who was extradited from Canada to face a murder charge in the death of his former Flint-area wife more than three decades ago has been sentenced to 16 to 30 years in prison. (Callaghan O'Hare /The Flint Journal-MLive.com via AP)
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Leslie Dean, 52, of Flint, has an emotional moment at a sentencing hearing for the murder of her mother at the Genesee County Circuit Court in downtown Flint, Mich., on Wednesday, April 12, 2017. Jeries Qumsyeh , who was extradited from Canada to face a murder charge in the death of his former Flint-area wife more than three decades ago has been sentenced to 16 to 30 years in prison. (Callaghan O'Hare /The Flint Journal-MLive.com via AP)
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Prosecutors talk amongst themselves at a sentencing hearing for Jeries Qumsyeh at the Genesee County Circuit Court in downtown Flint, Mich., on Wednesday, April 12, 2017. Qumsyeh, who was extradited from Canada to face a murder charge in the death of his former Flint-area wife more than three decades ago has been sentenced to 16 to 30 years in prison. (Callaghan O'Hare /The Flint Journal-MLive.com via AP)
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Jeries Qumsyeh attends a sentencing hearing at the Genesee County Circuit Court in downtown Flint, Mich., on Wednesday, April 12, 2017. Qumsyeh, who was extradited from Canada to face a murder charge in the death of his former Flint-area wife more than three decades ago has been sentenced to 16 to 30 years in prison. (Callaghan O'Hare /The Flint Journal-MLive.com via AP)
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Flint Mayor Karen Weaver listens to Governor Rick Snyder as he addresses attendees of the Water Infrastructure Conference at the Riverfront Banquet Center Tuesday, March 7, 2017, in Flint, Mich. (Mark Felix /The Flint Journal-MLive.com via AP)
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Michigan Governor Rick Snyder walks off stage after addressing attendees of the Water Infrastructure Conference at the Riverfront Banquet Center Tuesday, March 7, 2017, in Flint, Mich. (Mark Felix /The Flint Journal-MLive.com via AP)
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Michigan Governor Rick Snyder addresses attendees of the Water Infrastructure Conference at the Riverfront Banquet Center Tuesday March 7, 2017, in Flint, Mich. (Mark Felix /The Flint Journal-MLive.com via AP)
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Flint City Engineer Mark Adas listens to Flint Mayor Karen Weaver discussing how the state's plan to cease water credits Feb. 28 is unacceptable during a press conference on Monday, Feb. 13, 2017 at City Hall in Flint, Mich. Weaver said she will meet with Gov. Rick Snyder to resolve water credit issues. Flint officials had expected funding for the two programs would continue through the end of March, and Weaver said she was surprised by Baird's notice. (Jake May/The Flint Journal, MLive.com via AP)
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Flint resident Keith Pemberton holds up a handmade sign that simply reads "Lies" alongside his wife to silently protests as Flint Mayor Karen Weaver speaks during a press conference on Monday, Feb. 13, 2017 at City Hall in downtown Flint. Weaver said she will meet with Gov. Rick Snyder to resolve water credit issues. Flint officials had expected funding for the two programs would continue through the end of March, and Weaver said she was surprised by Baird's notice. (Jake May/The Flint Journal, MLive.com via AP)
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FILE - In this Dec. 7, 2016 file photo, election workers recount votes on Flint ballots, as they begin the process of a statewide recount at the Genesee County Administration Building in Flint, Mich. (Jake May/The Flint Journal-MLive.com via AP)
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A road is closes as law enforcement officers work at the scene where a 4-year-old girl died after being struck by a vehicle while walking to school with her mother Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017 in Flint, Mich. (Mark Felix/The Flint Journal-MLive.com via AP)
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Law enforcement officers work at the scene where a 4-year-old girl died after being struck by a vehicle while walking to school with her mother Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017 in Flint, Mich. (Mark Felix/The Flint Journal-MLive.com via AP)
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A sheriff's deputy marks evidence at the scene where a 4-year-old girl died after being struck by a vehicle while walking to school with her mother Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017 in Flint, Mich. (Mark Felix/The Flint Journal-MLive.com via AP)
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Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette addresses a news conference, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016 in Flint, Mich., where he charged two former State of Michigan Emergency Managers, Darnell Earley and Gerald Ambrose, with multiple 20-year felonies for their failure to protect the citizens of Flint from health hazards cased by contaminated drinking water. Schuette also charged Earley, Ambrose and Flint city employees Howard Croft and Daugherty Johnson with felony counts of false pretenses and conspiracy to commit false pretenses in the issuance of bonds to pay for a portion of the water project that led to the crisis. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
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Flint, Mich., Mayor Karen Weaver listens as Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette addresses a news conference, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016 in Flint, Mich., where he charged two former State of Michigan Emergency Managers, Darnell Earley and Gerald Ambrose, with multiple 20-year felonies for their failure to protect the citizens of Flint from health hazards cased by contaminated drinking water. Schuette also charged Earley, Ambrose and Flint city employees Howard Croft and Daugherty Johnson with felony counts of false pretenses and conspiracy to commit false pretenses in the issuance of bonds to pay for a portion of the water project that led to the crisis. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
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Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette addresses a news conference, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016, in Flint, Mich., where he charged two former State of Michigan Emergency Managers, Darnell Earley and Gerald Ambrose, with multiple 20-year felonies for their failure to protect the citizens of Flint from health hazards cased by contaminated drinking water. Schuette also charged Earley, Ambrose and Flint city employees Howard Croft and Daugherty Johnson with felony counts of false pretenses and conspiracy to commit false pretenses in the issuance of bonds to pay for a portion of the water project that led to the crisis. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
