Grand Blanc Watchdogs

Interview with Bruce Trevithick: Facts the Board Should Have Had

Bruce is the Executive Director of the Genesee County Medical Control Authority, which collects data and oversees administration of the County's EMS system. In this interview he presents all the facts regarding Exclusive Contracts and the Geofencing model that the Township opted to approve because it protects their political donors. These are the facts that only Scott and Dennis had; they chose not to share the complete picture with the board, and as usual, directed the unanimous vote.

Call with Abe

Monica talks recall with her son Abe Shapiro, a New York City standup comedian! Hilarity ensues.

Why Recall! Road Diet on Fenton Road ! Petitions start May 2!

Lonnie and Monica talk about all the problems that have come to light SINCE the language for the recall was approved. Anthony Hudson told the board back then that we'd be wathing the and urged them to "act better." Well, folks, they haven't. After the incident at East Middle school where a mother was told it would be two hours before an ambulance would arrive, the board acted on limited information to approve a substandard ambulance contract - Geofencing - that does NOT guarantee response times, and leaves our community, of 40,000 people with 14 daily calls with only two ambulances to cover our needs. Why? because Patriot Ambulance is owned by donors to Scott Bennett's campaign. On the fire front we now have two lawsuits: one over the 160,000 dollar foia charge, (COVERUP) and a second one brough by firefighters over retaliation by Mr. Liimatta for speaking out in support of Chief Jent. The board has ignored Chief Jent's recommendations and are still planning to hire consultants instead. They've added a 125,000 administrative assistant to the already over-compenstated Mr. Liimatta, they've added several new positions in PR and DPW desk jobs without finding any money for the needed full-time firefighters. Mr. Bennett simply shrugged in the face of flooding caused by our 87 year old storm drain system. They are not listening to the many people who came out to protest the Fenton Road Diet. Petitions start circulating May 2. Email at petitions@gbrecall.com or call (815) 4RECALL if you'd like to have them brought to you or your neighborhood.

Firefighter Lawsuit! More on Storm Drains! Ambulance Contract; Interview with Bruce Trevithick

The Firefighter Lawsuit - four firefighters sued the Board and Dennis Liimatta for "retaliation" . We thank them for reminding the public that the problems in the Fire Department are very much ongoing. Mr. Liimatta is still trying to control and punish our first responders rather than work with Chief Jent to create the kind of Fire Department this community deserves. On another public safety front, Mr. Liimatta and Mr. Bennett never allowed the Board to decide for themselves if they thought the Exclusive Contract Model might be better for our township than Geofencing. Hint: there's no contest. The only reason we have substandard Geofencing model (which does not guarantee response times!) is that Patriot Ambulance owners are major donors to Mr. Bennett's campaign. We give you a chance to hear the facts on the two Ambulance Contract models from Bruce Trevithick, the director of the Genesee County Medical Control Authority - a presentation the Board ought to have had before they approved Geofencing. We discuss the storm drain situation and various potential solutions based on Monica's ongoing research into how other communities are managing to update their own aging storm drain systems.

Floods! Shrug! Interview with Jeff Wright, Genesee County Drain Commissioner

April 11 Metro Flint News Talk Radio broadcast Major floods the first weekend in April; The shocking lack of leadership by Supervisor Scott Bennet, some challenging questions for Drain Commissioner Jeff Wright and a lot of information about what needs to be done and how difficult yet not impossible the solutions are. #JeffWrightDrainCommissioner