Rally to Defend Our Water Department From Suburban Takeover!

PRESS RELEASE

Detroit Community & Union Members:

Rally to Defend
Our Water Department
From Suburban Takeover!

Wednesday February 7, 4:30 PM
Federal Court Building
W. Fort at Washington

ABUSE OF FEDERAL POWERS!

Federal Judge John Feikens is misusing his federal
oversight of the Detroit Water & Sewerage Department
(DWSD) to facilitate a suburban takeover of the
Department.

RATE PAYERS MONEY USED TO FUND SECRET MEETINGS!

Over the last year, Feikens has paid lawyer Thomas
Lewand, Sr. over $350,000 of rate payers’ money to
meet secretly with representatives from the Detroit
Mayor’s office, regional county governments, the
Governor’s office, the Republican and Democratic
Parties and the Ford family.

NO DISENFRANCHISEMENT OF DETROIT VOTERS!

Lewand is also researching ways to get around tax
complications and the Detroit City Charter’s
requirement that a referendum of Detroit voters must
be held before selling DWSD assets.

TELL ELECTED OFFICIALS TO STAND UP FOR DETROIT!

The Mayor and City Council have pledged never to give
up Detroit’s Water Department. They must join us
condemning this take over now, before Lewand releases
his public report this spring!

City Council will discuss this issue with AFSCME on
Thursday February 8, 10:30 AM, in the Committee Room
on the 13th floor of the Coleman A. Young Municipal
Center. At 4:00 PM that day, City Council will hold
hearings in the 13th floor auditorium on DWSD’s
proposed increases in water and sewerage rates. Pack
these meetings! Let them know that Detroit won’t give
up the Water Department. Detroit won’t go to the back
of the bus!


RALLY SPONSORED BY AFSCME LOCALS 207 & 2920
For information or to endorse: AFSCME 207:
313-965-1601. AFSCME 2920: 313-964-8605