Yes, the EL CC/admin is really gotten out of hand. Not only have they been bungling development for decades, and wasting tons of money in the process, they've also more recently been getting more publicly in trouble for mismanagement of city/federal funds. I'm not sure what is to be done... There is roughly a snowball's chance in hell of getting a majority of responsible, fiscal moderates or conservatives onto the council to counter these trends.
It is great news to hear. I am hoping to hear the same news about the Red Cedar project soon. There will be a lot of folks working in the building trades.
So I drove by the site yesterday, and there are some small signs of progress - construction machines are on site and the temporary fencing is getting shuffled around!
It looks like they were moving the fencing all the way out to the curb, I was driving so I think? they had pulled up the sidewalks on Abbot. Very cool to see something happening in this corner.
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Yeah the mayor is out of the country I believe. This article has more information,
https://eastlansinginfo.org/content/draheim-says-council-members-pulled-bait-and-switch-leaves-absence
Yes, the EL CC/admin is really gotten out of hand. Not only have they been bungling development for decades, and wasting tons of money in the process, they've also more recently been getting more publicly in trouble for mismanagement of city/federal funds. I'm not sure what is to be done... There is roughly a snowball's chance in hell of getting a majority of responsible, fiscal moderates or conservatives onto the council to counter these trends.
That's great to hear. Getting the first shovels in the ground always seems to be the hardest part.
It is great news to hear. I am hoping to hear the same news about the Red Cedar project soon. There will be a lot of folks working in the building trades.
Hard to believe it, but there it is... Eli projects a start date in December, with foundation pouring to begin in January!
https://eastlansinginfo.org/content/wait-over-construction-will-start-vacant-corner
So I drove by the site yesterday, and there are some small signs of progress - construction machines are on site and the temporary fencing is getting shuffled around!
It looks like they were moving the fencing all the way out to the curb, I was driving so I think? they had pulled up the sidewalks on Abbot. Very cool to see something happening in this corner.
Well its official, shovels are in the ground they are moving dirt as of yesterday!
Yea Finally! How many years did that take?