Public Works

Starting March 8, you can bring Styrofoam to City of East Lansing’s new polystyrene recycling station at the East Lansing Department of Public Works recycling drop-off site. Christopher Wardell reports.

The attorney representing workers suing the City of East Lansing over alleged exposure to mercury and asbestos at the wastewater treatment plant says the City Manager has misrepresented key facts in the case. ELi's Alice Dreger reports.

Given East Lansing's pension obligations, even if City Council authorizes major cuts in personnel and services, the City's fund balance will soon sink to levels “at which the State would be concerned.” ELi's Alice Dreger and Chris Root report.

The City is advising homeowners to call if they are experiencing flooding in their basement that might be related to drainage problems. Meanwhile, MSU is preparing for the Red Cedar to flood parts of campus.

East Lansing's government now publicly admits violating federal conflict-of-interest rules in a matter involving the City Attorney. But it is still resisting releasing related government communications. ELi's Alice Dreger reports.

The Hannah Community Center is on the list of possible budget cuts for Council's consideration. ELi's Jessy Gregg reports on the history of the center, what it provides and costs, and what closing it would mean.

Improvements are coming to White Park and Bailey Park. But where might we see budget cuts affecting Parks & Rec in East Lansing? ELi's Jessy Gregg brings news from the latest Parks & Rec Advisory Commission meeting.

East Lansing’s Valley Court Park will soon be home to an innovative new drinking fountain with a Great Lakes theme. ELi's Jessy Gregg reports.

The Mayor now says City Council did vote to approve the $20,000 settlement in the federal fraud case involving City Attorney Tom Yeadon's property. Council will act tonight to make the vote public, two months later.

Water flooding the road suddenly? That's a sign of a water main break. East Lansing's engineer-administrator Ron Lacasse explains what happened with one in Glencairn last night, and explains how to report a suspected break.

The City of East Lansing has paid $20,000 to settle a federal whistleblower suit that alleged a "kickback" to the City Attorney and his partners. ELi's Alice Dreger reports.

With more money coming to East Lansing from Ingham County's Trails and Parks Millage, work on deteriorated pedestrian bridges along East Lansing’s Norther Tier Trail is beginning this month. ELi's Jessy Gregg reports.

While East Lansing’s new Comprehensive Plan has been years in the making, it looks like it may move through the final stages of approval relatively quickly in early 2018.

What can the City of East Lansing expect in terms of benefits and costs of the Center City District redevelopment project? A reader asked, and we dug through a lot of records to get some answers.

East Lansing's City Council agreed Tuesday night to keep the festivals going this coming summer and to keep Fire Station #2 open, but there was not a lot of other consensus among Councilmembers on where or how to start cutting the budget. ELi's Chris Root reports.