Mayor Weaver responds to comments made by Steve Harvey about the water in Flint

Flint, MI – Mayor Karen Weaver sent a letter to radio and TV personality, Steve Harvey, Thursday to express her concern and disapproval of comments he made on-air this week about the water in Flint. The letter states the following:

“As Mayor of the City of Flint, and someone who has been on your show and spoken with you personally about the Flint Water Crisis, I was deeply saddened by your comments about our city. While I feel it was not meant to be an intentional hurt or insult against the citizens of this community, it was.

We are still going through many hardships and challenges caused by the poisoning of our city. To make a joke out of a tragedy such as this was in very poor taste, especially coming from someone of your stature.

While we are making progress in replacing lead tainted service lines, we still have to use filters and remain on bottled water. As Mayor, I would appreciate, on behalf of the citizens of this community, a public apology. I would love to sit and discuss with you the status of where we are today. “