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2021 (1)

February 27 : Good News on Covid

2020 (20)

December 11 : Mayor Gift Card giveaway! // Aaron Stephens
December 10 : Downtown East Lansing Gift Cards – Support local businesses! // Matt Kazmierski
August 19 : The Year of the Grown-Ups (and Helping Local Businesses) // Alice Dreger
July 15 : Tuesday Night Massacre (with apologies to Richard Nixon) // Eliot Singer
July 15 : In-house city attorney // Eliot Singer
July 15 : Beier and Meadows Resign from Council Following 3-2 Vote to Terminate City Attorney Contract // Bill Weckesser
July 13 : Center City District bond and TIF update // Alice Dreger
July 13 : Covid Locally // Bill Weckesser
July 10 : We Were Outgunned // Alice Dreger
July 08 : Letter to the Brownfield Development Authority // Alice Dreger
July 07 : East Lansing City Bond Attorney // Eliot Singer
July 06 : Coronavirus // Bill Weckesser
June 25 : K12 Reopening // Bill Weckesser
June 23 : Will University re-Opening Be Done Safely To Avoid Covid-19 Outbreaks? Likely Not. // Patrick Levine Rose
June 22 : Decommissioning Yeadon // Eliot Singer
April 02 : Announcing my new website for sharing research and writing including kids’ stuff // Eliot Singer
April 01 : Let There Be Light Event – Wednesday, 4.1.2020 // Nancy Cuddeback
March 09 : Don Power Celebration of Life / Gordon Taylor
February 13 : What Counts as Outside “The Boundaries of Normal Messing-Up”? // Alice Dreger
January 28 : Oakwood Historic District Boundary // Alice Dreger

2019 (14)

November 16 : Selling and redeveloping city’s Evergreen properties is not financially necessary // Eliot Singer
November 06 : 11/5/19 City Election Results // Matt Kazmierski
November 01 : A Letter From Mark Grebner // Matt Kazmierski
October 29 : Failure to Reform // Eliot Singer
October 24 : East Lansing Government’s Record on Transparency? Failures Abound.
October 05 : Albert Ave. // Alice Dreger
September 20 : The Quest for Answers on the Center City Ground Lease Payments // Alice Dreger
September 09 : The DDA’s Evergreen Avenue Debt: It’s Time to Think Creatively // Alice Dreger
September 06 : Red Cedar Elementary School Programming
August 30 : (POLCO) City of East Lansing Launches New Public Engagement Platform // Matt Kazmierski
August 03 : Mourning Loss of Mackerel Sky // Eliot Singer
August 01 : Am I math challenged or is the fixmeridianroads group not talking to them selves // Don Bosman
May 23 : High rises… (re: Development Updates around East Lansing) // Thomas Greer
January 08 : ELPS Bussing Costs // Mike Conlin

2018 (72)

December 03 : Council’s attempt to dictate lease terms // Brian Hagan
November 29 : Let’s stop playing checkers and start playing chess // Mike Conlin
October 29 : Bird Scooter Blocking Sidewalk: Open Letter to Eldon Evans, East Lansing Pace Director and County Dispatch // Patrick Levine Rose
October 23 : Property Taxes Still Not Paid for Dublin Square // Eliot Singer
October 23 : Candidates for East Lansing School Board // Matt Kazmierski
October 22 : Exclusive Contract on Public Land for Park Place Development?
September 13 : Recycling in East Lansing // Matt Kazmierski
September 12 : What Happened to voting for the best candidate? // Scott Bame
September 11 : Tolerance…and Opportunity // Bill Weckesser
September 07 : Possible Settlement with City Center II Developer? // Eliot Singer
September 04 : Latest Tax Giveaway for Project Formerly Known As City Center II // Eliot Singer
August 31 : Latest News on Lotto 1 Project // Eliot Singer
August 20 : More on serial tax delinquencies // Eliot Singer
August 20 : Refinancing the Evergreen Bonds // Eliot Singer
August 17 : Another Developer with Persistent History of Tax Delinquencies Is Seeking a Major East Lansing Project // Eliot Singer
August 16 : Meadows “just as surprised as everyone” // Eliot Singer
August 08 : Income Tax Proposal and Election Results // Matt Kazmierski
August 07 : Please Vote Today // Matt Kazmierski
August 06 : Fiscal Options for East Lansing // Ron Fisher
August 06 : Influence peddling and tax vote // Eliot Singer
August 01 : Consumption taxes vs Income taxes… // Dave Finet
July 31 : Smart Development, Cool City, No Income Tax // Matt Mitroka
July 31 : Service Solvency: An Analysis of Michigan Cities // Tali Faris-Hylen
July 30 : Helpful Election Information // Alice Dreger
July 28 : Landmark: Deja Vu All Over Again // Eliot Singer
July 27 : It’s official – the Landmark is “purpose-built student housing” // Alice Dreger
July 26 : re: Response to Mr. Bellfy // Phil Bellfy
July 25 : re: Response to Mr. Bellfy // Eliot Singer
July 25 : re: Response to Mr. Bellfy // Alice Dreger
July 25 : Response to Mr. Bellfy // Ruth Beier
July 25 : FRCP 60(b)3, 18 U.S. Code § 1001, and “fraud upon the Court” –Part 2 // Phil Bellfy
July 18 : FRCP 60(b)3, 18 U.S. Code § 1001, and “fraud upon the Court” –Part 1 // Phil Bellfy
June 25 : Road Construction, City Income Tax Video, and Business Changes Around Town // Matt Kazmierski
June 05 : Library Lot Ann Arbor vs Lot 1 East Lansing // Eliot Singer
May 15 : Upcoming Road Construction and New Income Tax Proposal // Matt Kazmierski
May 12 : City Council Inaction on “Albert Town Homes 2” // Matt Kazmierski
April 10 : re: The Sunny Side of East Lansing // Alice Dreger
April 09 : The Sunny Side of East Lansing
March 29 : Objective Assessment of Tax Options // Eliot Singer
March 29 : What Do You Like About East Lansing? // Matt Kazmierski
March 27 : Opinions from outside of East Lansing // Scott Bame
March 16 : Great Lakes Folk Festival–and its successors? // John Kloswick
March 15 : The Costs of Boozing, Bloody Well Boozing // Eliot Singer
March 11 : Tree Trimming Under Power Lines // Don Bosman
March 10 : Tree trimming in East Lansing // Frank McAlpine
March 09 : Ostrom and O’Regan Granular Enough? (re: Proposals For Budget Reductions) // Sheila Taylor
March 07 : Proposals For Budget Reductions // Kriss Ostrom and Daphne O’Regan
February 22 : Financial Crisis and Meadows Still in Denial // Eliot Singer
February 19 : re: More Tax Comparisons // Phill Bellfy
February 19 : More Tax Comparisons // Eliot Singer
February 16 : TC v EL Taxes // Eliot Singer
February 15 : re: City Attorney Ad Naseum // Phil Bellfy
February 15 : City Attorney Ad Naseum // Eliot Singer
February 12 : Public Purpose Must Be Commensurate with Cost // Eliot Singer
February 02 : DRW Illegal Trade Case Still Undecided // Eliot Singer
January 31 : Secret Fees for Lotto 1 Bond Are Outrageous // Eliot Singer
January 28 : District Bond Implementation // Kathleen Edsall
January 27 : Killing the DDA // Eliot Singer
January 27 : re: East Lansing or East Laggard? A vote for fossil fuels? // Maria Lapinski
January 23 : City Financial Crisis: One Last Time, With Feeling // Eliot Singer
January 22 : City Budget Priorities Survey // Matt Kazmierski
January 21 : Farm to School // Eliot Singer
January 20 : East Lansing or East Laggard? A vote for fossil fuels? // James Anderson
January 18 : Responsible and Irresponsible Bond Financing for Public Works // Eliot Singer
January 15 : What Are the Financial Implications for City of East Lansing of New MIP Civil Infraction Law? // Eliot Singer
January 09 : City Still Shirking Responsibility for Financial Woes // Eliot Singer
January 08 : Response to Mark Lanedson re: implications // Eliot Singer
January 08 : Fraud Lawsuit Involving City Attorney // Alice Dreger
January 08 : Fwd: Community Engagement on City Finances Is Needed and Welcomed, And An Offer of Snow Removal Help // Nancy Cuddeback
January 08 : re: Technical Analysis of Non-Recourse Tax-Increment Bonds in Reference to Lot 1 Bond // Mark Ladenson
January 07 : Technical Analysis of Non-Recourse Tax-Increment Bonds in Reference to Lot 1 Bond // Eliot Singer
January 02 : Comparables re Lot 1 Development // Eliot Singer

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