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FLINT, MI – Michigan State Police have been asked to investigate the residency of a Flint councilwoman. A $100 fine will now be imposed in Linden for those feeding deer in the southern Genesee County community. Have a look below at some Flint-area headlines you may have missed last week. Flint council asks MSP to investigate councilwoman’s residency The Flint City Council has agreed to ask Michigan State Police to investigate the residency of a councilwoman, and the target of that probe is among those who voted to make the request. 6th Ward council member Tonya Burns was one of five votes for the residency investigation targeting her during a committee meeting on Monday, Oct. 27. The full council also approved making the request in a subsequent vote that same day. Burns had initially asked for the drafting of a similar resolution that called for MSP to investigate her, as well as council members Leon El-Alamin (Ward 1), Ladel Lewis (Ward 2), and Candice Mushatt (Ward 7). Although that resolution and another to investigate the residency of all council members were discussed but not adopted, an amended motion -- naming only Burns -- was approved. “I have nothing to hide. I live where I live. I stay where I stay,” Burns said on Monday. “There were certain statements made that I don’t (live there) at the last council meeting ... I willingly put myself in (the request) because I should be held to the same standard.” Read more here. Genesee County 2025 election guide: What’s on the Nov. 4 ballot Voters in several Genesee County community will have items of the Tuesday, Nov. 4 ballot. Those communities include contested races for council members in Grand Blanc and Burton, as well as proposals for Atherton Community Schools, Davison Community Schools, and Goodrich Area Schools. In Montrose Township, voters will decide on a police operating millage for the local department. Read more here. Community backs Grand Blanc Township fire chief on leave over staffing concerns Grand Blanc Township Fire Chief Jamie Jent was recently placed on leave after raising concerns about the department’s staffing levels. Jent’s administrative leave came just weeks after the Grand Blanc Township community was ravaged by a shooter who set The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ablaze on Sept. 28, killing four. Dozens of community members and area firefighters showed up to support Jent at the Grand Blanc Township board meeting Tuesday, Oct. 28. Grand Blanc Professional Firefighters Local 4962 issued a statement stating that the township board originally planned to consider terminating Jent at the meeting, but the agenda item was removed. Read more here. Plans for event venue at historic mansion get final approval Plans to open an event venue at a historic mansion in Grand Blanc have received approval to move forward. Township board members approved the plans at an October meeting for the Auker Mansion property off Belsay Road. The township’s planning commission voted in September to recommend the township board approve a planned use development request from Cruwood LLC. for the property that’d give the real estate company added flexibility when it comes to future development. Cruwood is owned by Chelsie Welch and Corey Cunningham, who own and currently live on the property. The Auker Mansion was built in 1971 by real estate developer Elden Auker. The property features 20,000 square feet of living space, according to the Cruwood Home Facebook page. Read more here. Greater Flint Health Coalition will lead program with $1M in opioid settlement funds The city is committing $1 million in opioid settlement funds to contract with the Greater Flint Health Coalition to develop, fund, and oversee programs aimed at addressing the fallout from the opioid crisis. Flint City Council approved the spending during its Monday, Oct. 27 meeting, and a staff review provided to the council says the arrangement aims to support organizations, agencies, and community groups working on treatment, prevention, and support services. “We want to make sure that these dollars get into the hands of the people who are impacted by the opioid epidemic,” Kelly Ainsworth, project director for the GFHC, told council members during a committee meeting last week. Read more here. Other headlines for the weekend included: Benson asks judge to throw out lawsuit seeking Flint councilwoman’s removal Family renews plea for tips about Flint woman’s downtown stabbing death Planned power outage to interrupt service for nearly 4,000 Genesee County customers
