Ex-official: Legionnaires' seemed tied to Flint water switch

 

September 22, 2017



FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Michigan's former director of disease control testified Friday that she believed a spike in Legionnaires' disease in the Flint area was related to a switch in the city's water supply.

Corinne Miller said she felt "relieved" to take her concerns and statistics to the head of the Department of Health and Human Services in January 2015. But Nick Lyon apparently didn't share them with his boss, Republican Gov. Rick Snyder, until 12 months later. A public announcement followed.

Miller is a key witness for prosecutors in their criminal case against Lyon, who is charged with invol...



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