FLINT, MI -- Millions of dollars in pending Flint water crisis settlement payments are about to be delivered , and Mayor Sheldon Neeley is asking a federal judge for additional resources, including the establishment of a local office to help residents with questions about their claims.

Neeley is expected to detail his request, including a plea for expedited payments, to U.S. District Court Judge Judith E. Levy in a City Hall news conference on Monday, Sept. 22.

“Too many of our residents are still waiting for answers. These dollars were meant to bring relief to Flint families, and every day of delay prolongs the pain of this manmade disaster,” Neeley said in a statement released by the city. “We need transparency, accountability, and action -- now.”

Neeley’s pitch to Levy is the mayor

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