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Community discusses proposal to cut Red Cedar Elementary School

Julia Nagy
February 9, 2012

About 100 community members attended an informational session Thursday evening to discuss a $53 million bond proposal that would close an East Lansing elementary school, among other things. The proposal is scheduled to be on the ballot Feb. 28 and would renovate and reconfigure five of the six other elementary schools as well as close Red Cedar Elementary School, 1110 Narcissus Drive.

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Officials predict drastic decrease in taxable value of residential homes

Beau Hayhoe
February 9, 2012

East Lansing officials are projecting about a $35 million total drop in the taxable value of the city’s residential homes for the 2012-13 fiscal year, a loss equating to about a 6.3 percent drop in overall value, according to city budget documents. The documents estimate the overall taxable value of homes in the city will drop from about $555.5 million in fiscal year 2011-12 to about $520.5 million in fiscal year 2012-13.

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E.L. City Council discusses City Center II financing, online crime mapping

Beau Hayhoe
February 7, 2012

The East Lansing City Council gave approval to the city’s finance director to analyze and examine financing options for a portion of the controversial City Center II development project during its Tuesday night work session, extending the debate regarding the project’s future. East Lansing Finance Director Mary Haskell now has the authority to determine the method the city will use to refinance four parcels of property related to the project and can authorize the final financing of the parcels without approval from city council, Haskell said.

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New dispatch center progresses

Beau Hayhoe
February 7, 2012

Facing an almost $1 million projected budget deficit for the upcoming 2012-13 fiscal year, the city of East Lansing is moving forward with plans to consolidate the city’s emergency dispatch center into one shared facility in south Lansing for all of Ingham County. East Lansing officials laid out their plans for the move — including addressing a $944,645 projected budget deficit for the upcoming fiscal year — during a meeting last weekend.

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E.L. City Council to discuss financing City Center II project Tuesday

Beau Hayhoe
February 6, 2012

The East Lansing City Council is scheduled to discuss financing for a portion of the long-running City Center II project during its Tuesday meeting. Public discussion on refinancing four parcels of property on Evergreen Avenue related to the $97 million redevelopment project is on the council’s business agenda for Tuesday’s meeting, scheduled to take place at 7:30 p.m. at City Hall, 410 Abbot Road.

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Spartans dabble in meme culture

Lauren Gibbons
February 6, 2012

A popular Internet phenomenon turned Spartan green this weekend when a California-based online class note provider connected memes with college campuses. Memes are images with captions typed overtop of them, often relating to humorous situations or occurrences. The most popular images often turn viral and prompt people all around the country and world to create new captions for the same picture.

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East Lansing Hannah Community Center celebrates 10 years, looks toward future

Beau Hayhoe
February 1, 2012

About 17 residents and city officials gathered Wednesday evening to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Hannah Community Center, reflecting on the building’s past and looking forward to its future. East Lansing Mayor Diane Goddeeris and other officials said the Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road, has strengthened East Lansing as a community — she said more than 100,000 people visited the center last year.

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Students offer time, money during break to serve others

Samantha Radecki
February 1, 2012

Instead of partying in tropical destinations this spring break, some students are opting to serve communities and engage in self-reflection as a participant of an alternative spring break program. MSU has several different programs aiming to provide opportunities for students to travel, nationally and internationally, during the course of the spring break holiday.