Fortunately, it seems as Mayor Mike Duggan’s office so far is doing a much better job than the former Emergency Manager did in this situation last year. There will be more water shutoffs this year, for sure. The priority is now shutting off delinquent commercial accounts and illegal accounts, according to multiple reports from the Mayor of Detroit’s office. The 3,000 per week number for shutoffs has tapered down, and stopped over the winter months. There’s also the WAVE fund, as well as under the new regional Great Lakes Water Authority there will be $4.5 million set aside annually to support low income customers as part of the lease agreement between the city and suburbs. There have been events such as a “Water Affordability Fair” to get help to people, and when they didn’t feel they reached enough people, the city and partners expanded the program. According to their site, there are sources for customers who have an outstanding balance between $300 and $1,000 maintain “Average Water Usage” for their household size and who are enrolled in DTE’s (our local power company) Low Income Self-Sufficiency Plan (LSP) or have incomes at or below 150 percent of the federal poverty level. The Detroit Water Fund, that’s administered by the United Way, has set aside more than $2 million and has helped thousands get back on track with payments with $2 million raised. Third, there is actually help for those who truly need assistance. And, the cost of the slide for riders could be a lot more than $15. It could easily go anywhere in the region. Currently, the listed location on the website is in a zip code that’s in Plymouth/Canton, which is a suburb and not the city of Detroit. Multiple reports haven’t nailed down an exact location. Second, it’s not even clear the slide is going in downtown Detroit. From what we can tell, the City of Detroit isn’t paying for the giant slide, the Department of Water & Sewage isn’t paying for it, nor is the Great Lakes Water Authority part of this. By being a paying customer, it helps the system get additional revenue that helps it operate. Slide The City, based out of Utah, and whom holds events across the country, is going to have to pay for their share of water. It’s a great example of leaving out information to make a snappy point.įirst, the slide is to be set up by a private company, not the city, not a government or a quasi-governmental entity. One version of this meme, “Detroit cuts off water to 30,000 families – builds 1,000 foot water slide downtown and charges $15 per ride,” has been shared more than 23,000 times with more than 22,000 likes.Īnd we call shenanigans, on the level that most on the left of the political spectrum would be screaming from the hills if Fox News pulled something like this.
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