FLINT (AP) — A judge says a lawyer challenging Flint over water bills can turn the case into a class-action lawsuit, potentially affecting 30,000 people.
Genesee County Judge Archie Hayman announced his decision Monday in a crowded courtroom.
Earlier, he ordered Flint to stop cutting off water to people with unpaid bills.
Hayman also lowered water rates and ordered the city to stop collecting a special fee to replenish the water fund.
Flint is appealing to a higher court and predicting dire consequences if the decisions are allowed to stand.
Meanwhile, groups working to stop the use of the Flint River for drinking water submitted a petition with 26,000 signatures. But officials say new carbon filters are effectively removing organic carbons.
- Posted September 03, 2015
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