City Council

Several months after opening, The Hub remains the subject of questions about whether Core Spaces management has appropriately dealt with environmental remediation and tenants’ expectations. ELi’s Alice Dreger reports.

It’s official: East Lansing voters will be asked to decide on the March 10 ballot whether to authorize Council to sell downtown land to MSUFCU. Chris Gray reports for ELi.

Here's more background, explanation, and analysis related to our report today on what the actual ballots from the City Council election tell us.

Thanks to the Freedom of Information Act, we can look at the actual ballots from last month's East Lansing City Council election. What do they show?

In a surprise move, East Lansing City Council will consider asking voters to sell a public piece of land to MSUFCU for a new office building downtown. ELi's Alice Dreger has the scoop, including the land's appraisal.

We asked ELi youth reporter Anaiis Rios-Kasoga to talk with the two newest members of East Lansing's City Council about their campaigns and their outlooks. Here is her report.

The DDA has finally voted to invite all developers to show their qualifications and pitch their ideas for the publicly-owned land on the west side of downtown. ELi’s Alice Dreger reports.

Can East Lansing's City Council and DDA agree on what to do about the publicly-owned Evergreen Avenue properties? An unusual meeting brought forward some conflicting perspectives. ELi's Chris Root reports.

Among the possible questions: What is the future of student rental units in the Northern Tier in relation to the boom in near-campus housing? Alice Dreger files this report for ELi.

In an “exit interview” with ELi, Shanna Draheim talks about her time on East Lansing’s City Council, local politics, downtown housing, neighborhood power, and much more. Have a listen.

East Lansing’s new mayor and mayor pro tem promised a more open government, and now two unusual meetings are scheduled for November 19. ELi’s Chris Root brings the details.

Yesterday’s special meeting of East Lansing’s DDA was anything but dull. Who said what, who tried what, and what’s next for the Evergreen properties? ELi’s Alice Dreger reports.

Ruth Beier has been named East Lansing’s newest Mayor, with Aaron Stephens elected the new Mayor Pro Tem. The two say they want “a Council of equals” with far more transparency.

By putting off the matter, the controversial and costly matter was kept out of the public eye while the election played out.

With Mark Meadows certified as having won third place in the race, East Lansing’s new City Council will convene next Tuesday and decide who will be Mayor. How can citizens weigh in?