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🌱 Patch AM: Will this empty Mundy Township megasite ever deliver Flint-area jobs?
Also, don't miss Healing Revolution Stem Cell Educational Seminar on the Flint Patch calendar
Good morning Flint! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Will this empty Mundy Township megasite ever deliver Flint-area jobs?
- What Flint's yearlong data-center pause could mean for power, water, jobs
- What Flint City Council might approve for opioid recovery and city services
Also on today's calendar: Healing Revolution Stem Cell Educational Seminar and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 63 degrees.
- Saturday: Cloudy, a shower and t-storm, temps: high: 77, low: 56.
- Sunday: Partly sunny with a shower, with a high of 75 and low of 52 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. FORWARD FOCUS: What's happening now with the advanced manufacturing site in Mundy Twp? (midmichigannow.com) — A massive 1,300-acre industrial site in nearby Mundy Township is still empty after SanDisk walked away, but Flint and Genesee Economic Alliance leaders say they're actively courting a new advanced manufacturer. They're assembling and clearing properties, leveraging nearby rail and freeways, and turning away data centers in hopes of landing a project that could bring thousands of jobs and major investment to the Flint area. 
2. Data centers, AI, and the growth of tech industry demand in Flint and beyond (eastvillagemagazine.org) — Flint City Council has paused new data center approvals for 12 months while officials study environmental, water, and economic impacts and gather resident input. The article explains how AI-driven data demand strains power and water systems, compares energy use to Genesee County's solar output, and notes Flint already hosts a 1.5‑MW OTAVA facility, raising questions about future tech growth here.
3. Flint City Council weighs $25K for opioid services, $400K fo... (flintbeat.com) — Flint City Council is set to vote Aug. 24 on funding that includes up to $25,000 for opioid recovery services through nonprofit Soberhood and a state grant to support local infrastructure and essential services. The money would come from the city's opioid settlement fund and Michigan's Financially Distressed Cities program, potentially boosting treatment access and basic city operations for Flint residents.
4. College student sues Genesee County over denial of Flock camera records request under FOIA (midmichigannow.com) — A Kettering University student living in Genesee County is suing the county after being denied Flock license plate reader records he requested under Michigan's FOIA, including camera locations and data-sharing logs. Backed by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, he argues the information belongs to the county, raising broader transparency questions about how local governments use private vendors for surveillance technology.
5. Flint businesses want police presence to extend beyond Crim weekend (wnem.com) — Downtown Flint business owners are calling for the strong police presence seen during Back to the Bricks and the Crim Festival of Races to continue year-round, saying it makes customers and workers feel safer. With recent shootings on residents' minds, they argue visible officers are key to both public safety and the success of shops along Saginaw Street.
📸 Around Flint
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Flint
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★ Featured events ★
- Healing Revolution Stem Cell Educational Seminar →
SERVPRO of Northwest Genesee County, Fenton, Lapeer, and Grand Blanc, 4250 Lennon Rd, Flint
6:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
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Other local events
- BRICK CONVENTION | LEGO Fan Expo | Flint, MI →
Dort Financial Center, 3501 Lapeer Rd, Flint
10:00 am - The #1 90's Country Experience in America! The Jeremy McComb Honky-Tonk Circus Tour →
The Machine Shop Concert Lounge, 3539 Dort Hwy, Flint
8:00 pm - Collective Soul →
FIM Capitol Theatre, 140 E 2nd St, Flint
8:00 pm
Saturday August 22
Wednesday September 2
📣 Flint Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- The Lost World of Dragons | Final Weeks!
Sloan Museum of Discovery1221 E. Kearsley St. Flint, M
10:00 am - One World One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure
Sloan Museum Longway Planetarium, 1310 E. Kearsley St., Flint, MI
12:00 pm - Perfect Little Planet
Sloan Museum Longway Planetarium, 1310 E. Kearsley St., Flint
2:00 pm - Skies Over Michigan
Sloan Museum 1310 E Kearsley Street, Flint, MI
3:00 pm - New! Shark Kingdom
Sloan Museum 1310 E. Kearsley St. Flint, MI 48503
4:00 pm - Laser KPop Demon Hunters!
Sloan Museum Longway Planetarium1310 E. Kearsley St., Flint, MI 48503
7:00 pm - Laser Rock Monsters
Sloan Museum 1310 E. Kearsley St. Flint, MI 48503
8:00 pm - BOE Workshop
Bentley Community Schools Burton, MI 48509
5:00 pm - Timothy's Pub – Flint →
Timothy's Pub, 2890 Robert T Longway Blvd, Flint
7:00 pm
Friday August 21
Monday August 24
Monday August 31
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Please share & repost to help reunite this lost dog!
Pickle was LOST on August 19, 2026 in Largo, FL 33756 near Keene Rd and Bellaire Rd Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to contact… (Nextdoor Kansas Avenue) - Thought for today.
As I was making breakfast, I thought even though I live on a shoestring and the cost of everything going higher, I'm still lucky and blessed to see… (Nextdoor Farnumwood)
- The Salvation Army in the Midwest posted a job opening for Custodian in Flint. Apply here.
- General Motors Company posted a job opening for Manufacturing Group Leader - Production - Flint Assembly - Level 5 in Flint. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Flint here.
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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