ratchetwrench
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Fair enough. I did know that the university did some parking restriction on campus, but perhaps they could go further. And agreed, the planning commission is being backwards-looking on parking requirements for this project. So as you suggest, at …
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So, I have been noticing some promising upgrades on buildings to the north of the outfield, along the strip bounded by Cedar and Larch, between the outfield/stadium and the motorwheel apartments area, but I haven't been able to find a good thread to…
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And it would be nice to see someone put up a wall and/or landscape the back of the very bleak looking military vehicle storage lot that buts up to the highway.
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I did notice that new building on St. Joe - was that a RACER property? It's nice to see that area get some attention. gb - I feel the same way about that area every time I drive into Lansing from the west on 496. I don't think I've ever seen GM …
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Makes sense to me on the parking, but a lot of old timers in EL can't conceive of a community that doesn't drive as much as they do, so I'd still expect pressure from that very vocal minority on this project. Also, I'd like to see the city workin…
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Speaking of that area of Wash. Ave... whatever happened to that development that was supposed to take place catercorner from the REO town sign lot (Deluxe Inn site?), across 496? There used to be a sign up for it, but I haven't seen it in a while.
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Well I'm glad to see there is some semblance of forward thinking when it comes to planning for downtown Okemos. That whole area looks like a real dump now, after the demos from the failed Douglas J project, and other old buildings in the area. Plu…
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I agree with you both - I think REO town is on the upswing, and I look forward to some sustainable growth spreading to the neighboring commercial and residential areas. I did notice that Cedar/Mt. Hope is getting slowly more cleaned up, with fresh …
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Yep. Looks like it is on.... at least for demo. Traffic through downtown EL has been miserable due to street closures with both big demolition projects underway.
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So I drove through the REO town from Mt. Hope/Washington Ave recently and was pleasantly surprised with how nice things are looking. It really seems like that new coffee shop anchors the corner it occupies, and is helping to pull in daytime foot tr…
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Ahhhh... good catch there Jarad. I guess I'm still not clear exactly how this was possible. As I understood, the original agreement between the city and the developer stipulated performance bonds, a legal sticking point which Beier was using to tr…
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I was a bit surprised by the news. Makes me wonder if there is some horse trading going on behind closed doors. Or, maybe the city is afraid the income tax will fail, and that they'll be in a worse bargaining position after the election. So much d…
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Thanks for the welcome. Ruth Beier is a mixed bag as a politician. On one hand, she seems completely in step with the old school East Lansing NIMBYs when it comes to development. On the other, I do think she is genuinely trying to do what she beli…
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Are there any big city infrastructure requirements attached to this project? If not, that could be why they don't need the TIFs.
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Hi all, I'm a new poster, but a long time follower of this site. I couldn't resist throwing in a Machiavellian angle on this city council run around... I'm wondering if the developer made Beier point on this whole blow up to try to get her off o…