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Council may restrict rental licenses
East Lansing officials might put a halt on rental licenses in single-family zones during its 7:30 p.m.
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Council to discuss city parking issues
East Lansing officials are looking at new marketing tactics and innovative permits to attract motorists to use the city's parking system.With fewer people parking in the system, the city is looking for opportunities to improve customer convenience and efficient usage of the garages.The city council will discuss the parking budget at 6 p.m.
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Lansing City Council to honor residents
Lansing - Three tributes for hard-working members of the Lansing community will take place at the 7 p.m. city council meeting today. The council will honor John and Judith Peakes for their work on stage productions at BoarsHead Theater, 425 S.
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School hires, jobs in jeopardy
As Spartan Village Elementary School faces possible extinction, intern Katie Kerekes ponders whether she'll be among the last to experience the school's diverse culture. "It's stressful because it's weighing on everyone's minds," said Kerekes, a 2002 education graduate, who works with a full-day kindergarten class.
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City council to discuss liquor licenses, violations
A track record of the city's liquor-selling establishments will be discussed at a East Lansing City Council work session 6 p.m.
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Lansing City Council picks new member
Lansing - The Lansing City Council appointed Randy Williams on Monday to fill its empty third ward seat. The position was vacated when Tony Benavides became mayor last month.
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'U' commission to voice noise concerns
MSU students will levy in their voice on noise violations policies to the East Lansing City Council at 7:30 p.m.
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City council works to fix parking woes
City council members searched for answers Tuesday to why less people are parking in East Lansing.
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Council in search of applicants after president resigns position
Lansing - The city council is looking for applicants to fill a third-ward council member vacancy after council President Tony Benavides officially resigned from his position and became mayor on Tuesday.
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Council slashes about $600,000 from city budget
The city of East Lansing went on a low-fat diet Tuesday night. Council members trimmed more than $600,000 from the city's budget by reducing overtime wages, minimizing training and putting the breaks on supplies buying. But they stopped short of severing vital services in balancing the city's nearly $50 million budget at Tuesday's city council meeting. Although the cuts affect city administrators, residents of East Lansing won't directly feel the effects of the reduced spending, Mayor Mark Meadows said. "We really did not have much of a choice," he said.
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Council debates punishments for rental over-occupancy
The East Lansing City Council argued Tuesday whether landlords or tenants should shoulder the bulk of responsibility when residents illegally over-occupy rental houses. At the council work session, members received statistics detailing over-occupancy troubles before debating the city's policy.
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E.L. council passes telecom fee act
The East Lansing City Council opted unanimously to adopt a right-of-way act on Tuesday to bring extra funds into the budget - which continues to lose funding from the state. The move aligns the city's code to the statewide Metropolitan Extension Telecommunications Rights-of-Way Oversight Act, which by 2004 could bring revenues of $160,000 to $200,000 annually into the city's major and local street funds, East Lansing attorney Dennis McGinty said. The act will conform the city's code with the new state law - charging telecommunication companies $0.05 per foot of equipment, McGinty said.
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E.L. council to discuss fees
The East Lansing City Council will hold a public hearing today to decide if the city should implement a maintenance fee on telecommunication companies - bringing $50,000 into the city annually.Residents will receive a chance to voice their opinion for the Metropolitan Extension Telecommunications Rights-of-Way Oversight Act at 7:30 p.m.
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Benavides to fill Lansing mayor seat
Lansing - Tony Benavides will soon take over as mayor when current Mayor David Hollister leaves his term early to join Gov.
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Council to discuss Red Cedar overflow tank
A sewer retention tank could appear along the banks of the Red Cedar River if the East Lansing City Council approves its construction tonight. The council will vote on completing the third stage of a sewer-overflow control plan at its 7:30 p.m.
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Gun group challenges city's ban
Infuriated with a weapons ban imposed by the East Lansing City Council, gun advocates said Wednesday they plan to challenge the ordinance because it violates constitutional rights.
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Council bans guns, knives from city-owned facilities
Weapons will need to stay behind when East Lansing residents head to city facilities after the city council voted Tuesday to ban them from city buildings, parks and recreational facilities. Guns, knives more than 3 inches in length and similar weapons now must be kept out of the Hannah Community Center, Bailey Community Center, library, aquatic center, public works building, soccer field complex and softball complex after the council's 4-1 decision. Weapons were previously forbidden in City Hall, 410 Abbott Road, which houses the 54-B District Court, because of a state law that prohibits weapons in courts.
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Council to recognize academy graduates
East Lansing Mayor Mark Meadows, Councilmember Beverly Baten and 20 other East Lansing residents will be recognized today for spending 50 hours performing traffic stops, shooting firearms and driving police cars.
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E.L. council to work on decreasing noise
Noise battles will continue at Tuesday’s East Lansing City Council work session, as council members consider city-quiet zones, varied community service and stricter party penalties.
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E.L. mayor to sing Wolverine fight song
East Lansing Mayor Mark Meadows will hail the victors at the City Council meeting Wednesday night, after losing a wager with Ann Arbor Mayor John Hieftje. As a result of the loss to the University of Michigan, Meadows agreed to wear maize and blue and sing the Wolverine fight song at the 7:30 p.m.