The narrative given by that article around Detroit&#x27;s actions isn&#x27;t very compelling to me. Just claiming that they &quot;got pissy&quot; and so forth doesn&#x27;t make it so.<p>In fact, there appears to be some evidence to the contrary. There are articles which claim DWSD offered a substantially lower rate in order to retain Flint&#x27;s business during negotiations [1] and that they agreed to waive the (sizable) re-activation fee [2] when Flint began to second guess their decision.<p>Besides, let&#x27;s keep in mind that Detroit is also an aging, near bankrupt city with far more obligations than tax payers. Both Flint and Detroit have been (or were) taken over by governor appointed emergency managers. This is a tragedy and the appropriate heads should roll, but the blame should be assigned based on hard evidence.<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;motorcitymuckraker.com&#x2F;2016&#x2F;01&#x2F;23&#x2F;gov-snyder-lied-flint-water-switch-was-not-about-money-records-show&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;motorcitymuckraker.com&#x2F;2016&#x2F;01&#x2F;23&#x2F;gov-snyder-lied-fli...</a><p>[2] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.mlive.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;flint&#x2F;index.ssf&#x2F;2015&#x2F;10&#x2F;mayor_city_administrator.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.mlive.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;flint&#x2F;index.ssf&#x2F;2015&#x2F;10&#x2F;mayor_city...</a>