Public Works

How is one East Lansing Department of Public Works crew spending Christmas Day? Fixing a water main break in Whitehills. ELi's Alice Dreger reports.

City workers need homeowners' help for a major local public health project, one now required by the State. Do you own a house in East Lansing? ELi's Jessy Gregg explains what you should do and know.

Workers were able to complete all of the planned asphalt improvements to East Lansing’s Northern Tier Trail system before the winter weather hit, including fixing a dramatic drop-off where the trail meets Abbot Road. ELi's Jessy Gregg reports.

We have news, so much news, and we don't want to wait until after Thanksgiving break to let you in on it.

Solar panels? A sculpture? A reader wrote to ask us about what's happening at the long-awaited Burcham solar park. We bring you a fresh photo and the story as reported by ELi's Paige Filice.

East Lansing's government may institute new architectural codes for a large section of the City. Should what happened – and didn’t happen – in the East Village be seen as a cautionary tale?

A reader asked what was going on with LightSpeed's fiber optic installation in Tamarisk. We looked into it. And now LightSpeed is headed back there to connect customers. ELi's Alice Dreger reports.

Following an accident in Dewitt Township earlier this month, in which a 32-year-old man was killed when a tree fell on his car, ELi received a question from a reader wondering about a tree on Abbot Road which is growing at a dramatic angle. Jessy Gregg has the answer (and more.)

The City of East Lansing will now pay to replace private property owners’ lead and galvanized pipes that connect to the City’s water system. But it needs property owners to assist in figuring out which pipes need replacement. ELi's Casandra Eriksen reports.

After years of delays, Michigan Energy Options and Lansing Board of Water and Light announced that the solar array in Burcham Park will begin producing renewable energy by the end of this year. ELi's Paige Filice has the story.

Who made the costly errors made around medical gas installation at Ingham County's nursing home? ELi's Alice Dreger investigates.

Recent testing for a type of chemical believed to be dangerous showed no detectable levels in the drinking water provided to East Lansing and Meridian Township. ELi's Jessy Gregg reports.

An ELi reader wrote in to ask: “The work on Alton Road seems to be delayed. I heard there seems to be a labor strike of some kind. Do you know what is going on?” ELi's Alice Dreger brings the answer.

Parks & Rec is looking at more funding, thanks to East Lansing’s passage of an income tax and the existing Ingham County trails millage. Projects are already happening, and more plans are in the works. ELi's Casandra Eriksen reports.

Those vacant properties downtown? It's looking like redevelopment there may actually happen. ELi's Dan Totzkay brings you the latest, and tells you how you can weigh in before City Council votes on final approvals.