FNT: Flint News Ticker

20/09/2024

Beginning this week, the City of Flint is rolling out its new trash and recycling carts to all residents. Each household will get a 96 gallon trash cart and a 64 gallon recycling cart for curbside service. Delivery is expected to take place through mid-October. The City of Flint asks residents to NOT call city agencies with questions about the date of cart deliveries. The carts will automatically be delivered to every household in Flint.

All Flint households will have received the carts by or before Oct. 31. Residents who want to see firsthand what the new carts are like can come see sample carts in the lobby of City Hall and inside the City of Flint Service Center at 4805 Clio Road.

♻️ Learn more: CityofFlint.com/Recycling

18/09/2024

16/09/2024

Find your new best friend this week! 🐈‍⬛🐕

03/09/2024

🌟 Community Call to Action! 🌟
We’re on a mission to gather essential items to support our families in need, and we need YOUR help to make it happen! Every little bit counts, and your contributions can truly make a difference in the lives of those we serve on a daily basis. If you have any of these items to spare or know someone who does, please consider donating! If you don't happen to have any of these items, consider swinging by Target or Dollar Tree where you'll find many of these household items at a low cost. We accept donations Monday through Friday, between the hours of 9-3. Please share this post to help spread the word and encourage others to join us in this effort. Your support is invaluable, and together we can make a big impact!

28/08/2024

Job alert! 👇🏻

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23/08/2024

Downtown is already blocked off as the city prepares for tomorrow's Crim Festival of Races; however, don't let that stop you enjoying an evening of downtown dining. All restaurants are open and parking is available on side streets as well as the Rutherford Parking Structure is open with free parking.

Blackstones Smokehouse, Churchill's Food & Spirits, Cork on Saginaw , Sauce Italian American Kitchen, Xolo, and Soriano's Mexican Kitchen are all eager to feed you this evening. 😋😁

22/08/2024

Join the Community Foundation of Greater Flint on August 22 for the premiere of "St. John Street:
Story of a Neighborhood!"
The evening will begin at the Flint Institute of Arts Museum + Art School with a light reception at 5:30
p.m., followed by the screening at 6:30 p.m. A discussion will be held at 7:30 p.m.

About "St. John Street: Story of a Neighborhood:" In the city of Flint, Michigan there was once a thriving neighborhood of predominantly Black citizens known as St. John Street. But that all changed when urban renewal and the highway came through the city. Displaced and forgotten for over 60 years, see the story of a community that no longer exists, forgotten in time, until now.

For more information or to register for the event, please visit: cfgf.org/stjohnstreetfilm

The new documentary 'St. John Street: Story of a Neighborhood' will premiere at the Flint Institute of Arts on Thursday, August 22, 2024. The film explores the history of the once-thriving Black neighborhood in Flint.

09/08/2024

One of downtown's most important community spaces could use your help:

The only Black-owned bookstore in Flint faces the struggles of a changing economy.

07/08/2024

Today! All are welcome!

06/08/2024

02/08/2024

The 10-day stretch of programming will include their signature 10-mile race, the Half Crim 5-mile, 5K, One mile, and the Teddy Bear Trot.

Flint, MI — The HAP Crim Festival of Races will celebrate its 47th outing in Downtown Flint from Friday, Aug. 15 through Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024.

23/07/2024

Crossover Outreach needs your help! 👇🏻

📢 Calling all compassionate hearts! 🌟

Crossover needs YOUR help to support our most urgent needs right now. We are seeking donations of items for the kitchen, bedding and kid's clothing! Have you been meaning to clean out your kitchen cabinets or your kid's closets? Maybe get yourself some new bedding? We'll gladly take those gently used items off your hands. Every contribution counts and makes a direct impact on those in our community who need it most.

Let's rally together and make a difference! Crossover accepts donations Monday through Friday, between 9a-3p! Together, we can uplift and support each other! Thank you ❤

19/07/2024

Free event!

16/07/2024

It’s almost done!

Flint, MI — Flint's Saginaw Street brick restoration effort is 94% complete and projected to be finalized in August 2024, per the city's website.

12/07/2024

Happy Anniversary to Paul's Pipe Shop! 96 years! 🥳🎉

10/07/2024

Today!

04/07/2024

Happy 4th of July! 🎆

01/07/2024

Get your trivia teams together! 🍷🧀

Mark your calendar!! Trivia starts on Wednesdays in July with host John Mateen... the first two themes are Star Wars (July 10th) and Star Trek (July 17th)!! Starts at 6:30pm; winning team gets a QP gift card to buy more delicious wine or cheese 🍷 🧀

28/06/2024

Are you in need of assistance with your water bill? The Genesee County Community Action Resource Department (GCCARD) is your community action partner! Eligible Flint and Genesee County residents may receive up to $3,000 towards water/wastewater arrearages.

Eligibility standards will apply. Must be at or below 200% of the federal poverty level (FPL).

Required Documentation:
• Valid State ID (for all adult household members)
• Social Security Numbers (for all household members)
• Past 30 days of household income (check stubs, SS Benefits, SSI, retirement, etc.)
• Past due water bill (Lease Agreement must be provided if bill is in Landlord's name)
• Current DHHS Benefit Summary/Notice of Case Action (if applicable)

Contact GCCARD today at 810-232-2185 to see if you qualify for the Local Water Utility Affordability (LWUA) program!

Neighborhood Services Center Emergency Services Hotline, open Monday-Thursday at 8:30 AM: 810-768-4675

24/06/2024

🗑️

The City of Flint has selected Michigan-based Cascade Engineering to produce 96-gallon trash carts and 64-gallon recycling carts that will be distributed for free this fall to over 30,000 residential households in Flint.

Learn more: https://www.cityofflint.com/cascade-engineering-to-manufacture-trash-and-recycling-carts-coming-to-all-flint-households-this-fall/

Cascade will manufacture the carts according to national best practices to ensure durability for 10 or more years. The new carts will be owned by the City of Flint and distributed to every household for residents to use.

The city is receiving a $1 million EGLE grant to help purchase and provide the trash and recycling carts at no additional cost to Flint residents. In addition, The Recycling Partnership has granted $3.3 million to support the program. Through The Recycling Partnership, Dow Chemical is donating 1.2 million pounds of plastic resin to help manufacture Flint’s carts.

The Recycling Partnership has teamed with EGLE to deploy recycling carts in more than 30 communities across Michigan. Together, these efforts have placed 245,000 recycling carts into service in communities serving a combined population of over 1 million Michiganders.

By transitioning to cart-based collection, the City of Flint will be adopting an industry-recognized best management practice which will set the city up for immediate and long-term success.

Of the 821 cities in the U.S. with populations over 50,000 people, 78% are carted. The majority of programs are carted because it is the most efficient and most cost-effective way to collect waste and recycling at the curb.

Cities across Michigan and the entire U.S. have moved to lidded carts for garbage and recycling because manual collection has become increasingly dangerous and expensive.

“Prominent national and regional haulers have recently stated they will no longer bid on municipal contracts that are not carted,” The Recycling Partnership’s Rob Taylor said. “Deploying city-owned waste and recycling carts will help keep Flint’s operational costs manageable in the near term and for years to come.”