by Peak Crackers Contributor The new 4th world America …MPC DetroitFreePress A single mother, living in the blighted Brightmoor neighborhood in northwest Detroit, keeps a jug of water by the toilet for flushing. She takes a shower when she picks her daughter up at a relative’s home. She heats up store-bought water in a microwave to wash her 6-year-old’s face and hands. This Detroit mother chooses gas for her car over water. The water shutoff situation in Detroit has reached a boiling point. For many low-income Detroiters, the city’s push for water shutoffs due to unpaid bills is creating a crisis. If you are more than two months late paying your bill, and owe $150 or more, the Water Department may send a “shutoff technician” to turn off the tap. In May, the department shut off water for 4,500 residents. In June, the number hit 7,210 customers. The Brightmoor mother said she recently landed a good-paying government job in Ann Arbor after years of no or low-wage work.
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