Public Works

Council Capsule: June 9, 2015

Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Listen to Council: You can listen to an audiotape of yesterday’s Council meeting for yourself by clicking here, going down to the section on “City Council Work Sessions,” and clicking on “audio” for the meeting of June 9, 2015. (The audio is sometimes not available until later on Wednesday.)

All present: Mayor Nathan Triplett, Mayor Pro Tem Diane Goddeeris, Councilmembers Ruth Beier, Kathy Boyle, and Susan Woods.

Council Capsule: June 2, 2015

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Image: East Lansing's City Council last night

Watch Council: You can watch the video of yesterday’s Council meeting for yourself by clicking here. (You can skip right to the part you are interested in by clicking on the item of interest in the table of contents below the video.)

Bailey Community Center Redevelopment Plan Moves Forward

Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Image: Proposed southern elevation view from the CAHP plan for redevelopment of the Bailey Community Center structure

Council Capsule: May 26, 2015

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Hear this Council work session: You can listen to an audio recording of last night’s City Council work session by clicking on this link.

Present at Council: Mayor Nathan Triplett, Mayor Pro Tem Diane Goddeeris, Councilmembers Kathy Boyle, and Susan Woods. Ruth Beier was absent.

ASK ELi: How Much TIF Is There?

Friday, May 22, 2015

Image: The new commercial and apartment building at Trowbridge Plaza, built with TIF support.

NOTE: Since this article was published, another $1.5 million TIF was approved; read more.

Today’s question for “Ask ELi to Investigate,” which arrived to us on May 6 from a reader, is: "Could someone please calculate how much revenue is lost to East Lansing each year due to prior TIF financing, and how this is different from welfare?"

Council Capsule: May 19, 2015

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Image: At City Council last night, the City’s lifeguard team was recognized for receiving a safety award. Shown from left to right: Jim Jennings, Cait Prentice, Kevin Sweitzer, David Dalen, Andy Dobias, Dee Careathers, Annika Schaetzl, Emma Henry, Director of Parks & Rec Tim McCaffrey, Director of Planning Tim Dempsey.

Massive EL Recycling Opportunity May 30

Thursday, May 14, 2015

Image courtesy City of East Lansing

The big, annual East Lansing recycling event, known now as “Recycle! East Lansing,” will take place this year on Saturday, May 30. Formerly known as “Project Pride,” this event provides opportunities to dispose of lots of common household items in a relatively environmentally-responsible fashion. Items that are in good condition may be reused, and the rest will be recycled to the extent possible.

Council Capsule: May 6, 2015

Thursday, May 7, 2015

All present: Mayor Nathan Triplett, Mayor Pro Tem Diane Goddeeris, Councilmembers Ruth Beier, Kathy Boyle, and Susan Woods.

DTN's Gateway Proposal Likely to Move Forward, with $1.9M Public Subsidy

Thursday, May 7, 2015

Image: The empty lot where the project is proposed, as seen from Biggby looking west toward the West Village condo townhouses.

Council Capsule: April 28, 2015

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

This was a work session of Council. Audio tape of the meeting is available on the City's website.

Present: Mayor Nathan Triplett, Mayor Pro Tem Diane Goddeeris, Councilmembers Ruth Beier, Kathy Boyle, and Susan Woods

BWL Changes EL Tree Trimming Schedule

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Image: BWL trimmer truck at Hannah Plaza earlier today

At last week's meeting of the Glencairn Neighborhood Association, Lansing Board of Water and Light’s (BWL’s) Manager of Community Services Bob Perialas informed those present that BWL has changed its tree-trimming schedule for East Lansing. A follow-up email exchange with Perialas confirmed that “East Lansing Trimming has been pushed back to 2016 and 2017.”

Council Capsule: April 21, 2015

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Image: “Graduates” of the Emerging Leaders Program

All councilmembers were present: Mayor Nathan Triplett, Mayor Pro Tem Diane Goddeeris, Councilmembers Ruth Beier, Kathy Boyle, and Susan Woods.

Council Capsule: April 14, 2015

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Image: artist’s rendition of the planned security entrance for City Hall and 54-B District Court

All councilmembers were present: Mayor Nathan Triplett, Mayor Pro Tem Diane Goddeeris, Councilmembers Ruth Beier, Kathy Boyle, and Susan Woods.

Scene Metrospace: Council discussed a staff-proposed transfer of management of Scene Metrospace to MSU. See our special report.

ASK ELi: Yard Waste

Friday, April 3, 2015

Yard waste collection will begin on Monday, April 6, so this week we bring you answers to common and environmentally-oriented questions about yard waste.

What counts as yard waste? According to the City, “Yard waste includes leaves, plant materials, grass clippings and brush/limbs.”

How does it have to be packaged for pick-up? There are three ways to package your yard-waste for pick-up:

CATA Bus Rapid Transit Plans for EL Evolving

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Above: CATA’s Assistant Executive Director Debbie Alexander (right) presenting to City Council last night; at left are Mayor Pro Tem Diane Goddeeris and City Clerk Marie Wicks.

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