Public Works

Four years after East Lansing applied for a renewal of its expired environmental permit to dump millions of gallons a day of treated wastewater into the Red Cedar River, the DEQ is suddenly reviewing the application. A lot has happened at that plant since that application went in. The DEQ is giving the public only until Friday to weigh in.

In a surprise move, a CATA leader has announced her retirement, while controversy over the BRT seems to be growing. East Lansing's City Council is set to talk about the plan at its September 20 meeting.

Councilmember Shanna Draheim and DDA Chair Peter Dewan helped kick-off a crowdfunding campaign aimed at purchasing more recycling bins and bike racks for downtown.

East Lansing’s wastewater treatment plant has had another accidental chemical spill. This time, City administrators tell ELi, the spill was handled correctly.

With the City launching a crowdfunding campaign to buy more bicycle racks for downtown, ELi asked bicycling advocate Tim Potter what else could make things better for East Lansing bicyclists.

ELi's Alice Dreger talked to residents of Pinecrest, Harrison Meadows, Northern Meadows, and Shaw Estates to get their thoughts on the Harrison Road "road diet."

With CATA facing a federal grant deadline for its BRT project, the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce announced today its opposition to the plan. ELi's Alice Dreger reports.

We now have the official account of what led to the Boil Water Advisory earlier this month. Eli's Ian Hoopingarner tells our readers what we've learned.

Residents on the northern edge of the City asked Council to require developers to install sidewalks along undeveloped properties on Coleman Road. This lead to a lively Council debate about balancing competing interests.

A whole lot happened at a short East Lansing City Council meeting this week. We give you the full scoop in your weekly Council Capsule.

Letters uncovered by a group critical of CATA's Bus Rapid Transit plans show MSU's President Lou Anna Simon has been a long-running skeptic of the project.

The City of East Lansing is asking residents to help figure out where there are lead-containing water pipes. Eli spoke with City Infrastructure Administrator Ron Lacasse to learn more.

Keep boiling your water before consumption.

In our continuing series on safety problems at our wastewater treatment plant, we look at lawsuit evidence suggesting City workers didn't get the protections they were due.

Ingham County Judge Clinton Canady has ruled against BWL in the electrical utility's lawsuit against East Lansing homeowners Richard and Conni Crittenden.