City Council to vote on no-bid contract to privatize Detroit Water & Sewerage Tuesday Nov 20

City Council held a public hearing on the EMA contract on Tuesday Nov 23 at 9am.

The EMA contract is an almost $48 million no-bid contract that was approved by the DWSD Board of Water Commissioners.  This contract will privatize the water department by cutting up to 81% of the workforce.

Council chambers were packed - there was virtually no one who spoke in favor of council approving this contract.

The contract is currently stuck in committee but Councilman Brown says he wants to move it out, possibly at next Mondays committee meeting.

This contract was awarded NO-BID. 
It does NOT include any metrics, milestones or other measures for success. 
There are no provisions for rate control. 
Let's break the business as usual cycle.

Please call council members to urge a NO vote on the EMA contract. 

These members are undecided members:

Jenkins  (313) 224-4248
Spivey  (313) 224-4841
Cockrel  (313) 224-4505

Please pass this on to all your lists.

Thank you.

p&l
Priscilla

City Council Scheduled Public Hearing on EMA Contract - Tuesday, November 13 at 9am

Detroit City Council is considering a no-bid contract with EMA, Inc. that was approved by the Detroit Water & Sewerage Department's Board of Water Commissioners (BOWC). The contract will cut and privatize up to 81 percent of the department's workforce. The People's Water Board Coalition is concerned about the consequences of this contract and needs your help.

A public hearing will take place on Tuesday morning at 9am. We need your voices. Please attend the hearing and speak out against this contract.

Spread the word!!!  (If you are on Facebook, please share this event.)

Detroit City Council Public Hearing on EMA Contract

Tuesday, November 13 at 9am

Detroit City Council Committee-of-the-Whole Room

13th Floor - Coleman A. Young Center

2 Woodward Avenue; Detroit 

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See you at of the meeting!
Melissa

Melissa Damaschke
Great Lakes Program Organizing Representative
Sierra Club


Address:  2727 Second Avenue, Suite 320; Detroit, MI 48201
Phone:  (313) 965-0055
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