Last night, city council members voted to extend Flint’s current temporary contract with the Great Lakes Water Authority by two years.
Flint’s mayor and state officials have been pushing for a 30-year contract with GLWA.
But city council members have balked at signing on to the deal.
They are concerned the contract does not prevent Flint’s already high water rates from rising even higher.
Last week, U.S. District Judge David Lawson gave the Flint city council until Monday to come up with a solution to the city’s long-term drinking water needs.
City councilman Herbert Winfrey believes the two-year deal will comply with the judge’s order.
The Flint city council also voted to put off consideration of the 30-year GLWA deal for another month.
But Judge Lawson may have something to say about that.
The judge is considering a motion by the city council to delay his order.
For at least two members of the council, it should have been their final meeting.