Public Works

Chesterfield Hills resident Michael Halbisen has taken a careful look at which trees will be lost as part of the big Michigan Avenue sewer project. Now he shares what he's found with ELi's readers.

Need something to make you believe that, some day, spring will come? The Regional Recycling Coordinating Committee is holding a composter and rain barrel sale in honor of Earth Day and to promote composting. ELi's Noa Kuszai reports.

All the parts are finally starting to fall into place for a much-anticipated trail in Meridian Township that will connect the Lansing River Trail and MSU campus to Meridian’s existing Interurban Trail. ELi's Jessy Gregg reports.

The Chesterfield Hills and Brody neighborhoods are set to be affected by a major sewer upgrade on Michigan Avenue. ELi's Jessy Gregg talked to Public Works staff to find out what residents should expect along Michigan Avenue.

An extension of Coleman Road, which runs along East Lansing's north side, could help relieve traffic on Lake Lansing Road near Eastwood Towne Center. ELi's Brad Minor explains the project, tells you who is paying for it, and reviews what's left to be decided.

The City of East Lansing has fired the wastewater treatment plant worker who blew the whistle on a major mercury spill and asbestos dangers at the plant. ELi's Alice Dreger reports.

“Last week was interesting,” East Lansing Director of Public Works Scott House tells ELi, in his usual understated manner, “and this week may get interesting as well.” ELi's Jessy Gregg reports.

With temperatures set to remain bitterly cold for one more day, extraordinary measures are being extended in East Lansing. ELi brings you info on warming shelters, trash pick-up, closures, and more.

Responding to citizen concerns about whether emergency vehicles can get through heavily-parked, relatively narrow streets, the City of East Lansing is gearing up to change on-street parking rules. ELi's Jessy Gregg reports.

MSU has cancelled classes for Wednesday, ELPS is closed, and the City's offices and 54B District Court will also be closed. DPW is changing trash/recycling pick-up schedules. The sidewalk-clearance rules are suspended. The library will open as a warming shelter.

A snow emergency is officially in effect in East Lansing. That plus the cold temps have changed the rules about parking and sidewalk cleaning. ELi's Alice Dreger reports.

The Park Place proposal as submitted by the developers for downtown East Lansing is full of surprises. ELi's Alice Dreger unpacks it, answers reader questions about the proposal, and tells you what's coming in the review process.

Volunteers with expertise in relevant fields (architecture, construction, recreation, real estate development) are being sought for a committee that will examine how to better use Hannah Community Center.

A reader asked us to find out what the City's plans are for funding (or not funding) social service agencies in the future. Here's what we know.

Redevelopment on the long-blighted corner where Abbot Road meets Grand River Avenue is beginning this week. The Park District construction means more road and sidewalk closures ahead. What can you expect short- and long-term?