Wow... I was driving by the Red Cedar site and happened to see that the old pontiac dealership has been knocked down! I haven't seen any recent info on development of this site. Last I heard, the owners put in an unsuccessful bid to open a recreational dispensery there.
Sounds good to me. My fear was that it was going to become a commuter lot by default, and slowly fall apart until the owner got a hot offer on the site.
This would be one of the best sites to develop something really great, I also hope someone else decides to develop this site. A dispensary would really be a waste of a huge space. Think "Gage" on MLK a small building however nice, surrounded by blacktop. That would be a shame IMO. Is this lot in Lansing? I thought EL was not going to have any pot shops right next to campus.
Offhand, I think the dealership site is probably about as far from campus as the dispensery that is under construction on the east side of East Lansing. I agree that would be a huge waste of space for a dispensery... I would have to think a muliti-million dollar mixed use building would bring in more revenue than a pot shop, but who knows?
I saw that. I, for one, am really excited that the EL city council is now made up of a younger group of individuals with strong levels of community involvement. Although Woods, Altmann, Beier, Meadows gave the appearance of community involvement, they all seemed to govern from their own self-serving bubbles and really stymied the city's growth over the past 5+ years on a number of different levels. I hope the next year or two is one where some positive, permanent change is made in how EL operates!
I am really happy with the choices that were made to fill the vacant council seats. The new members are well qualified and have plenty of community experience. I am also excited about the prospect of a larger city council. I hope that East Lansing can have wards the same way that Lansing does, it is nice to know you have a specific council member that will speak for your neighborhood.
I really like the idea of the fitness center in 300 West Grand River. DTN had been struggling to find a retail occupant and at one point I believe they requested to change over the retail to residential which got denied. Even though I'd like it to be publicly accessible, this will still bring foot traffic from their other apartment buildings to the retail nearby.
Oh okay, I guess I had forgotten that had been approved. The units on the ground floor are also nice as barrier free units. Even though the building has elevators, not having to ride one would be a lot nicer for someone who has reduced mobility.
I don't understand the rush here. It seems to coincide with MSU classes but Covid hasn't gone away. It would be nice if they could leave half of the road closed until Thanksgiving. The sidewalk in front of Harper's is notoriously narrow and doesn't allow for safe passing between pedestrians without stepping into the road. This was a problem even before Covid and now it's even worse.
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Interestingly enough, it looks like EL is also going to try to add city council members to improve representation:
https://eastlansinginfo.news/voters-will-likely-be-asked-to-add-2-seats-to-east-lansings-city-council/
https://www.wlns.com/news/local-news/east-lansing-closes-outdoor-dining-area/
I don't understand the rush here. It seems to coincide with MSU classes but Covid hasn't gone away. It would be nice if they could leave half of the road closed until Thanksgiving. The sidewalk in front of Harper's is notoriously narrow and doesn't allow for safe passing between pedestrians without stepping into the road. This was a problem even before Covid and now it's even worse.