In the last city council election, 45 students voted for a candidate. The panel served as an attempt to bridge the gap between the city of East Lansing and MSU students — a goal all six candidates supported.
The proposed changes to the ordinance will be revisited at the ELIPOC meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 1 for discussion ahead of the Oct. 21 city council meeting, where the second reading will take place.
The East Lansing City Council passed four resolutions recognizing the impact of the Feb. 13 mass shooting on MSU campus. The resolutions also honored first responders, mental health professionals and city staff for their efforts during and after the shooting.
The East Lansing City Council approved measures to resolve complaints from an anonymous letter delivered to the City’s Human Resources department which accused councilmembers of conducting business unethically.
In a letter received by interim human resources Director Emily Kenney and interim city clerk Marie Wicks, an “Anonymous Public Servant” claimed Mayor Ron Bacon, Mayor Pro Tem Jessey Gregg and Councilmember Dana Watson are at fault for recent resignations from city officials.
Because of an excise tax on marijuana products, the city of East Lansing receives tax dollars from the state, which it then puts into drug abuse counseling and treatment programs.
The East Lansing City Council convened on April 4 to vote on a resolution to recognize ‘No Mow May,' during which residents are encouraged to hold off on mowing their lawns until June to conserve energy, reduce carbon emissions and produce less waste from lawn clippings. The council also voted to approve an application for $625,000 to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources through the Spark Grant program.
The People's Council of Lansing councilmember Rachel Diskin joined the Merica 20 to Life podcast Tuesday to discuss the "State of the People," including what she said was the power the city of Lansing's Mayor Andy Schor holds and why she thinks there needs to be a shift towards a city manager-system of local government.
East Lansing City Council applicant interviews were conducted Saturday morning, with the new councilmember to be selected at the Jan. 17 council meeting.
The East Lansing City Council passed a resolution designating the city to be a "sanctuary city" in a 3-1 vote on Tuesday.
The city's Human Rights Commission, later joined by the University Student Commission, passed a resolution last month asking the council to designate East Lansing as a sanctuary city. The designation would mean city officials and law enforcement would not cooperate with federal agents to enforce immigration laws.
In a public comment, Kath Edsall, a commissioner on the city's East Lansing Independent Police Oversight Commission, said she is part of a community that sees itself as progressive, yet often falls short.
The Supreme Court leak of the possible overturning of Roe v. Wade has left everyone, including the City of East Lansing, in limbo and talking on the possible outcomes of the court. City officials and groups explore the idea to give their perspective on what could be a historic decision.
Additions like the 12-story Landmark apartment building on Grand River Avenue, the 10-story Graduate Hotel on Evergreen Avenue and the in-progress seven-story Michigan State University Federal Credit Union office building have drastically changed how the city’s downtown looks.
Councilperson George Brookover kept his comments on updating the city's livestock code to include goats and ducks brief. “No, thanks,” he said.
Ron Bacon, one of the two first Black city council members to be elected by voters, was sworn in as East Lansing's first Black mayor Tuesday night.
Those who worked East Lansing's November city council election explain why it is so important to give back to the community through voting.
Dana Watson, George Brookover and Ron Bacon have been elected to the East Lansing City Council.
City council member Lisa Babcock held the event because she was receiving a lot of questions from residents about plumbing and what the city was going to do about flooding in the future.
East Lansing city council candidates discussed student issues such as housing, diversity, student involvement in the city and how to make EL a good place for graduates to live after graduation at an ASMSU-hosted forum Monday.