FLINT, MI - The NAACP is giving Gov. Rick Snyder 30 days to reveal a detailed plan to fix Flint's infrastructure or organization leaders say they will call for protest in Lansing.

NAACP President Cornell William Brooks and Flint Mayor Karen Weaver attend a Jan. 26 town hall meeting with Flint area residents to discuss the city's water crisis.

"We are giving the Governor 30 days to give us a timeline, deadline and price tag," said NAACP President Cornell William Brooks. "In absence of the three...the NAACP having seen the generosity of America from one end of the county to the other sending bottles of water to Flint..we then are going to call the people to send bodies...to Flint."

Brooks, who first visited Flint in January, said he has yet to receive an acceptable plan from Snyder in regards to an informal meeting Snyder, Flint Mayor Karen Weaver and Brooks had after a Jan. 26 NAACP town hall meeting at the University of Michigan-Flint Northbank Center addressing the Flint water crisis.

Flint's water crisis has been ongoing for nearly two years. The issue sparked a series of public emergencies after it was found that children in the Flint area had elevated lead levels since the city had switched from Detroit to the Flint River for its water supply.



Weaver was also at the Jan. 26 event.



She along with Brooks left to meet Snyder at city hall to introduce a 15-point plan that now, Brooks says has been expanded to 20 points after transcribing comments and notes from residents and community leaders regarding the city's water crisis.

Brooks said after talking to Flint area residents and revisiting the issue the NAACP now has a 20-point plan that needs to be addressed including repealing the emergency financial manager law, making sure residents have access to fresh produce, the examination of water rate hikes and a dedicated fund to address the impact of lead exposure.

When asked about the NAACP 30-day notice and promise to call for protesting in Lansing, Snyder's press secretary Dave Murray said the Governor is working with the city.

"Gov. Snyder last week announced he is working together with city of Flint leaders to replace lead pipes in the city," Murray said. "Work is underway to locate high-risk, high-priority areas so removal efforts can begin very quickly. There was money included in the $28 million supplemental budget request approved late last month for this utility work, and Governor last week requested an additional $25 million for removing lead pipelines."

Murray added that the "challenge" is locating lead service lines but said the state is working with and engineering firm to determine which lines in the city are made of lead.



Brooks acknowledged Snyder's plan but said it does not call for the replacement of all water pipe lines in the city of Flint to ensure that residents get safe drinking water.

"We were expecting a robust response to this crisis," Brooks said. "We made it clear to the governor that we were going to stand at the side of citizenry."

Within 30 days he said he expects to hear from Snyder with a plan that includes when the pipes will be replaced and how much the project is expected to cost.

Murray did not say whether Snyder has plans to respond to the NAACP's request.



Community 20-Point Priorities



1. Emergency financial manager law must repealed.

2. Risk advisories and mitigation instructions must be factual, timely and consistently delivered to all residents.

3. Information sharing and service delivery must be accessible to all.

4. Water distribution by National Guard must be replaced by local youth labor.

5. Access to fresh fruits and vegetables must be accessible for all residents.

6. Fairness/Justice must be examined in rate hikes and continuous billing for poisonous water.

7. All Flint citizens must be provided free home inspections.

8. All Flint residents must be provided federal funded replacement of damaged systems/appliances.

9. The city of Flint must have a new, state of the art water distribution system.

10. Pro-Bono legal advice must be available to all.

11. Investigate responsibility for the crisis and impose accountability measures.

12. A multi-disciplinary study must be conducted to assess impacts and needs related to the crisis.

13. All academic reports arising from the water crisis must be available to Flint residents.

14. A dedicated fund for support systems must be established to address impacts of lead and other toxic exposure.

15. Equitable redevelopment must include anti-displacement measures.

16. Jobs, contracts, and other economic benefits must go to local residents.

17. Small business owners and prospective workers must have access to capacity building.

18. A Flint wide environmental assessment must occur to determine and address other risks.

19. The Environmental Justice Plan for the State of Michigan, the Department of Natural Resources, and the Department of Environmental Quality as established by Executive Order 2011-1 must be instituted.

20. An independent community oversight board must be established.