Center City District
Investors Interested in $29M East Lansing Bond Offer Must RSVP Fast
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Experts are describing the Center City District bonds as “hairy” and having “sharp edges.” What’s so weird about them? Alice Dreger unpacks it for you.
Development
Documents Show Harbor Bay’s Persistent Efforts to Change Deal
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A Freedom of Information Act request from ELi yielded a cache of informative documents regarding the Center City District and Newman Lofts. Andrew Graham unpacks them.
Center City District
Timeline of East Lansing’s Center City District Project
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Here’s a comprehensive timeline of East Lansing’s Center City District redevelopment, beginning with the press conference where it was announced.
Ask ELi to Investigate
Ask ELi: Who Got PPP Loans in East Lansing?
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Which companies in East Lansing got big bucks from the federal Paycheck Protection Program? ELi’s Andrew Graham takes a look.
Center City District
East Lansing Bond Default? Not If Mark Bell Pays His Father $2.4M, As Required
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Why is East Lansing’s government poised to take on as much as $4.4M in debt when it doesn’t have to? The execution of the Center City District deal continues to baffle even experts.
Center City District
Meadows: Harbor Bay Started Asking for Age-Restriction Elimination Over a Year Ago
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Steve Willobee came asking for accommodation long before Covid-19, says former mayor Mark Meadows. Now the City has issued violation notices to Harbor Bay, requiring the tenants of the four illegal rentals be moved out.
Government
The City of East Lansing Decries Bias. Its Workforce Demographics Tell a Different Story.
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At the City of East Lansing, men hold two-thirds of the full-time jobs, and five departments employ only white people. ELi’s Emily Joan Elliott reports.
Schools
Stats Show Lack of Diversity in ELPS Faculty Ranks
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About 56% of ELPS students are white, while about 96% of the teachers are white. Students, parents, and School Board members talked to ELi about why this matters.