Three legislators are pushing for a bill to buy them more time for future prosecution relating to the city's water crisis.
State Sen. and Minority Leader Jim Ananich (D-District 27) noted in a Facebook post on Aug. 28 that the statute of limitations to take legal action relating to the Flint water crisis will be up in spring 2020 unless the public and legislators act now.
Ananich, along with Rep. John Cherry (D-49th District) and Rep. Sheldon Neeley (D-34th District), are working to expand the time window. If they are able to successfully do so, prosecutors can seek legal action against officials, including emergency managers and department leaders.
Michigan Sen. Jim Ananich
| Ananich's website
The city of Flint has been without clean water since 2014 after the main drinking source for the city was switched from Lake Huron and treated Detroit water to the Flint River. Due to an insufficient treatment of the water, lead pipes started eroding into the water supply.
Ananich hopes that other officials will get involved and finally bring an end to the water crisis.
“While we know that this is an extremely urgent matter that needs to be brought to a conclusion, the most important thing is that, at the end of the day, the people of our community see justice," he wrote in the Facebook post.
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