Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Yeah Baby! Flint!!!

This wouldn't be so funny, except it's my home town! Well, we might be poor, fat and ignorant, but no one can accuse us of not being innovative and go-getters.

This was on Yahoo news headlines:

The Flint Journal reported Monday that nearly 400 cast iron covers and grates have been taken from streets in the past year. A cover can fetch $20 from a scrap yard but can cost the city more than $200 to replace.

Officials in neighboring Burton say they've lost about 200 covers and grates during the same period. Utilities supervisor Mike Holzer says it leaves behind holes up to 35 feet deep.

Genesee County officials say they've been able to reduce thefts of county-owned covers by outfitting them with a bolt that is turned by a wrench only they have.

2 comments:

Annie said...

And I heard that the mayor suing the town council! Flint is big in the news lately!

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