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  • This particular office building used to be the office building for the EL City Attorney, Tom Yeadon, and has an interesting history, https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/2018/01/09/east-lansing-paid-20-k-settlement-conflict-interest-lawsuit/1014471001/
  • Just my personal opinion, but aside from them not technically revealing the conflict of interest, it seems like the filer had a personal axe to grind. I've found that city sidewalk rebuilding is one of those odd areas where this is all kinds of grey space about who pays for what dependent upon all kinds of factors. It's always kind of irked me, because I've always thought they should just clearly be a city's jurisdiction like how we do the actual streets in the right-of-way. It'd make things easier. But, that's another discussion. lol
  • The conflict of interest didn't stem from the sidewalk itself, but the retaining wall that the city installed which bordered the office of the city attorney.
  • edited June 23
    I'm not sure if that's really relevant? If a sidewalk needs to be fixed through an area in which it goes through and elevation, then everything associated with keeping that path clear needs to be fixed. Generally, the city tries to split costs with property owners, but sometimes when the city has the money, they do the work, themselves. Not reporting the potential conflict of interest was an error, which is why they had to pay out a small settlement. But, at least for me? This is something I simply don't consider a real scandal. In any case, it appears to have been resolved to everyone's satisfaction, or he'd have not settled the case.
  • edited July 25
    At he next Planning Commission agenda will include rezoning of the Evergreen properties on Albert across from Valley Court Park to include it in the downtown zoning district. The city has been rezoned these properties multiple times since 2017 trying to get these lots developed as a large building and have failed.

    Anyway, they want to rezone them one more time back to the downtown zoning district to be able to market it for dense development after having been under the impression that the zoning was still for the slightly less intense RM32 (City
    Center Multiple-Family Residential). The Downtown Development Authority, who owns the properties, voted earlier this month unanimously for the rezoning:

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    Maybe this time, the city will be able to remember what the actual rezoning of the lots are. lol

    Speaking of Valley Court Park, has there been any update on the triangle parcel across the street that was supposed to be affordable housing? Lansing reference I can find to it is a local new article about another company taking over the parcel.
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