Flint has been a disaster for decades. Were it not in the same state as Detroit, it would be just as well known as a failed city. As it is, Flint is the unknown step-sister.
I was born and raised in Flint. It was once a model city and for having only a population of 130,000 it was the home of Chevrolet and Buick. Lots of parks, the Buick Open and every policeman was well-paid and required to have a four-year degree. The schools were the best and copied all over the nation. And then the federal government intervened with school busing and various other programs. The result was white flight where blighted neighborhoods became the norm. And then vital people left - the ones who pay the taxes and raise their children to be doctors. When that happened their was no city left as I had always known it. Right now Flint is Detroit’s refuse run-off. It is really sad.