Flint: A timeline of events.

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      Early 1970s: Flint had a population of 190,000 residents and General Motors employed 80,000 in Genesee County plants. 2002-2004: Flint's first period of state receivership under Gov. John Engler; former Baker College CEO Ed Kurtz serves as emergency financial manager. March 2013: In an effort to lower water costs for residents, Flint City Council approves Kurtz's request for Flint to join other Genesee County communities in the Karegnondi Water Authority (KWA) and leave Detroit's water system after half a century. [Extracted from the article]
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