City Council

The Park Place project concept keeps getting bigger, now including a 14-story building on Abbot Road and a 12-story building overlooking Valley Court Park. A site plan hasn't been submitted, but a major contract on the deal may be signed tomorrow.

City leaders assumed Bird and Lime scooters would be removed with the onset of winter weather, but they're still here. Find out what's happening with scooters on both sides of Grand River, and what (might be) next from ELi's Jessy Gregg.

As the lame duck state legislature moves on court consolidation for Ingham County, including East Lansing's 54B District Court, controversy persists. What's happening, and what are the goals and the points of disagreement? ELi's Chris Root reports.

Could developers tie up the debt-ridden, publicly-owned Evergreen Avenue properties for eight more months with an exclusive purchase agreement, and wind up paying nothing for the privilege? Looks like it.

Pulling back on a law aimed at landlords that he proposed back in October, Council Member Aaron Stephens says he will now convene a special task force on off-campus student housing. ELi's Jessy Gregg reports.

The $132 million public-private deal known as the Center City District project is designed to have 92 rental apartments for people aged 55 and up. That's not because of high market demand. So what happens if the developers don't build that housing? ELi's Alice Dreger reports.

Developers of the Center City District project, under construction downtown, are now actively seeking people aged 55 and up who are interested in renting apartments on the project’s north side. What will they cost, and how large will they be?

Today marks a day some thought would never come. The redevelopment project for the vacant corner downtown has officially obtained all approvals. Construction will soon start. ELi's Dan Totzkay and Alice Dreger report.

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

A new ordinance could require installation of electric vehicle charging stations for all new East Lansing site plans with private parking lots for 50 cars or more. The cost would be incurred by private property owners. Eli's Dan Totzkay reports.

The City of East Lansing won't release material that would show in what lawsuits it is engaged. An attorney for the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press explains why East Lansing's taxpayers have a right to this information.

Would a new kind of zoning code under consideration – one that prescribes specific architectural requirements – be a boon or a boondoggle for our City? And which neighborhoods might be affected? ELi's Alice Dreger and Jessy Gregg bring you a special report.

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?

Who is doing the negotiating over the $100-million-dollar, public-private Park Place deal? And what major zoning change is Planning Commission about to consider, even though there's been no site plan submitted? ELi's Alice Dreger reports.

Judges Andrea Larkin and Richard Ball, 54B District Court staff, and several opioid addiction survivors are pleading with Council not to consolidate 54B District Court with other local courts. Why? ELi's Alice Dreger reports.