Flint council blocks mayor’s proposal to send $300K in ARPA funds to co-op grocery store

FLINT, Mich. — A proposal by Mayor Sheldon Neeley’s administration to send $300,000 in federal stimulus funds to the North Flint Food Market Cooperative has failed to gain enough support from the City Council.

The measure, which was on the council’s agenda Monday, Sept. 8, received three “yes” votes, one “no” vote and one abstention. The city’s charter r…