From yesterday's Free Press: Wayne County requests mediator in water talks; Macomb County says forget it - for now
Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel said in blunt terms Thursday that he’s done with discussions about regionalizing the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department....

[Hackel:]"...As soon as Kevyn Orr is gone, we’ll continue our regional efforts. ... He is not one of the regional partners. He’s here for one reason: to settle bankruptcy and deal with creditors. Every time we’ve talked with Orr, he’s had nothing to say about the integrity of the system or about protecting ratepayers. When he’s gone, I’ll be more than happy to sit down."
Wow. That's surprisingly harsh. That depicts Orr's very presence as an impediment to the process.