Neighborhood Meeting Highlights

June 1, 2026 – Bi-Monthly Meeting

Rob McCullough (Neighbor) – Mott Fest is Saturday, June 13th from 2pm to 8pm * there will be live music, craft vendors, graffiti wall, kids activities and a beer garden – Education alley will be back (one of the side streets will be blocked off) and there will be STEM activities for kids and the adult activities will be financial advice such as purchasing a home, cell phone scams and other workshops

Kaley Bectel (Neighbor) – TNR stray cats in the neighborhood she has been trapping on various streets – Spay and Neuter at All About Animals charges $25 per cat and Genesee County Animal Control has limited spots that is free of charge – if you have a colony of strays on your street contact Kaley and let her know

Patrick Hayes (Flint Daily) – The paper launched in August 2025 and he would like to use Mott Park Neighborhood as a pilot to write stories of why we chose to live in Mott Park, what attracted us to the neighborhood and what keeps us living here – watch for an anonymous online survey to take coming soon – you can find Patrick online at Flintdaily.news or you can email him at teamsflintdaily.com – Say hello to Patrick at Mott Fest on June 13th

Rose Menzies (Genesee County Parks) – Rose is a Park Naturalist who works with the DNR and Genesee County Parks; she will have free nature programs such as bird watching, fishing, identifying bugs and invasive species to name a few and she will be in Mott Park, the Clubhouse and Chevy Commons for many of these activities (there is a QR code on the window of the clubhouse to scan the June calendar if anyone is interested) – She will be at Mott Fest at Education Alley so stop and see her

Jamie Stevens (Food Hub and Edible Flint) – Jamie received a grant for $8080 to go towards a neighbor garden and there are 7 land bank opportunities in the neighborhood with lots of options; she would like to get a date and time for neighbors to “brain storm” ideas of what and where to do with the lot(s) – Stay tuned for information regarding this for date, time and place

Mayor Neeley – City of Flint is doing well the city is in a much better position now than it was 7 years ago and he stated that Mott Park Neighborhood Association is the strongest neighborhood community in the city of Flint 

The August meeting will be a combination of a meeting and neighborhood cookout this year

The next meeting is Monday, August 3, 2026 at 6:30pm we hope to see you there!