SPECIAL ELI REPORTING
School Board ‘Retreat’ Boils Over Amid Tensions Regarding Transparency, Recent Events
Despite efforts of an experienced facilitator, frustrations dominated the team-building session.
City of East Lansing to Receive More than $340,000 From Latest Opioid Settlement
In a 4-0 vote, City Council approved a resolution to accept the funds.
Council Encourages Property Owners Not to Mow in May, Acts on Lawsuits, Votes 3-1 on Park Plan
What did East Lansing’s City Council decide this week?
Familiar Faces Come and Go as City of East Lansing Tries to Stabilize Workforce
Who’s leaving, who is back, and what did former employees say about why they left?
Affordable Apartment Project Shifted to Local Specialist Developer; Aims to House Lower-Income Families Downtown
If the project known as “Building C” shifts to a new, local developer who specializes in affordable housing, the number of income-restricted apartments built downtown may go up from 74 to 99. And they’ll be designed for families.
IN THE COMMUNITY
“Never a Dull Moment”: Twenty-Five Years in East Lansing’s Department of Public Works
Ron Lacasse would like to know how someone managed to get an entire Big Wheel down into the sewer system.
East Lansing’s Acting Director of Public Works Provides Infrastructure Update
The wastewater treatment plant is processing over 4 billion gallons a year…and water rates are going up. Bike lanes are coming to Coolidge and Hagadorn Roads. The Red Cedar Neighborhood will get a new water main. What else can you expect in the coming year?
Pumpstock Returns June 3; Donations Being Accepted
The festival in Bailey Park will showcase five bands on the main stage and four more acts performing on a local stage.
City Talks Tree Love, Yard Waste, Solar Price Surges, and No Mow May
The proposed city budget for next year would increase spending on trees, continue waste and recycling programs residents have come to expect and look to renewable energy.
It’s ‘Business as Usual’ For Annual East Lansing Art Festival
In its 60th year, the festival will again fill Albert Avenue with a wide variety of art, music, food and activities.













