A CATA sign on July 17, 2020.
—The Frandor Shopping Center will remove two public bus stops from its parking lot on Oct. 17.
Patrick Corr, president of Corr Commerical Real Estate, which manages Frandor, said "safety concerns that haven't been addressed by city officials," including "vagrancy, public intoxication/open container, aggressive panhandling (and) public urination" for motivations behind his company's decision in a release.
Corr said tenants, employees and customers have expressed safety concerns, and some business owners have considered relocating their stores and some workers are considering job changes due to various incidents.
"Unfortunately, the changes to various laws (and) ordinances the city have put in place have greatly hindered the ability of police to affect significant progress," the release said. "The CATA shelters are being used as a 'safe haven' from LPD and our security staff ... When called, the police do not always remove them from the property for the above-referenced incidents."
Corr's real estate firm informed CATA of its decision to terminate an existing contract in a letter on Aug. 17.
Lansing Mayor Andy Schor told Lansing City Pulse that the issues Corr cited had been raised in February, and that the issue is prevalent throughout the city's bus stops.
CATA did not immediately respond to The State News' request for comment.
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