The Water Issue, OF NOTE Magazine, Spring 2016 The Water Issue | Page 37

ett , 4 , alongside his wife Lee Walters at their home ing their sons bathe at their grandmother ’ s , who lives s due to their assertion that their tap water had given the tesy of the artist .
lead-contaminated Flint River in April of 2014 in an attempt to reduce costs .
Yet , it took until December of 2015 for the city to declare an official State of Emergency . As of May 2016 , the state will pay residents ’ water bills in full , but only for the month . It ’ s unclear how and if credits will be applied in future months .
“ The water crisis has been happening in Flint for almost two years ,” says Greeson . “ The water switch was in 2014 and it took people until 2016 to care ? It infuriates me to this day . There were people protesting outside of NOTE