mr. eganted this visit? mr. egan: the flint water supply with lead is the main reason. what he said prompted his visit was a letter he received from an eight-year-old flint girl who wrote telling him about the problems with the drinking water. the president said he told the young girl that he wants her and other residents to know the federal government is going to look after this problem. there is a lot of frustration in flint, and how quick and complete the response has been so far. host: who holds responsibility for a water issue in a state? is it primarily the state's role and not the federal government's role? mr. egan: this was a state issue, even the governor appointed a task force which put most of the responsibility on michigan department of environmental quality which handles drinking water's possibilities. it is even accentuated more in this case because in this case the city which has responsibility for drinking water was under the control of the state manager because flint was in s

mr. egan: this was a state issue , even the governor appointed a tax -- a task force which put most of the responsibility on michigan department of environmental quality which handles drinking water's possibilities. it is even accentuated more in this case because in this case the city which has responsibility for drinking water was under the control of the state manager because flint was in such bad financial shape, the state had basically put the city in receivership and basically in charge of the city in time of this contamination happening. host: who will the president be meeting with? mr. egan: he will be meeting with governor snyder. he will be meeting with the mayor of flint, karen weaver. state, be briefed by the local and federal officials to hold a meeting with flint residents and speak to about 1000 people at northwestern high school in flint. with the young girl that wrote in the letter. childis a three-year-old who has become a part of the face of this crisis which was featured on

mr. eganthis was a state issue , even the governor appointed a tax -- a task force which put most of the responsibility on michigan department of environmental quality which handles drinking water's possibilities. it is even accentuated more in this case because in this case the city which has responsibility for drinking water was under the control of the state manager because flint was in such bad financial shape, the state had basically put the city in receivership and basically in charge of the city in time of this contamination happening. host: who will the president be meeting with? mr. egan: he will be meeting with governor snyder. he will be meeting with the mayor of flint, karen weaver. state, be briefed by the local and federal officials to hold a meeting with flint residents and speak to about 1000 people at northwestern high school in flint. with the young girl that wrote in the letter. childis a three-year-old who has become a part of the face of this crisis which was featured on t

. >> thought permit holder property are here and this is where we live we are nested and mr. egann spoke with the - he has this large building we're tucked away in under and they're doing this rebuilding here but if he had a larger piece of property remember the back of the building is 32 feet away from the property and if he puts the deck on top it goes into my bedroom window into any kitchen and deck and into my yard if you look at this way here all those homes are one hundred feet from the front of the building to the back a one hundred to one hundred and 50 feet he would have been better off to build one of those buildings i want refer to the rear yard to minimize the impact to light and air and privacy the administration can help to reduce the impacts and make the building compatible with the neighborhood so once again if you look at the distance between this permit holder home and my home and compare to what everyone is a unique property. >> i'd like to add to what plans said about the decks outside the envelope yes, their staying within the building envelope but only one de

. >> thought permit holder property are here and this is where we live we are nested and mr. egann spoke with the - he has this large building we're tucked away in under and they're doing this rebuilding here but if he had a larger piece of property remember the back of the building is 32 feet away from the property and if he puts the deck on top it goes into my bedroom window into any kitchen and deck and into my yard if you look at this way here all those homes are one hundred feet from the front of the building to the back a one hundred to one hundred and 50 feet he would have been better off to build one of those buildings i want refer to the rear yard to minimize the impact to light and air and privacy the administration can help to reduce the impacts and make the building compatible with the neighborhood so once again if you look at the distance between this permit holder home and my home and compare to what everyone is a unique property. >> i'd like to add to what plans said about the decks outside the envelope yes, their staying within the building envelope but only one de