- City Still Shirking Responsibility for Financial Woes Eliot Singer 01/09/18 new
- Response to Mark Lanedson re: implications Eliot Singer 01/08/18 new
- re: Technical Analysis of Non-Recourse Tax-Increment Bonds in Reference to Lot 1 Bond Mark Ladenson 01/08/18 new
- Technical Analysis of Non-Recourse Tax-Increment Bonds in Reference to Lot 1 Bond Eliot Singer 01/07/18 new
- Comparables re Lot 1 Development Eliot Singer 01/02/18 new
- Selling Dope at The Pointe, and Musings Therefrom Eliot Singer 12/20/17 new
- History of Changed Plans in East Lansing Tax-incentivized Development Projects Eliot Singer 11/27/17 new
- Context is Credibility Gap Eliot Singer 06/28/17 new
- Reply: Context is Credibility Gap Mayor Mark Meadows 06/28/17 new
- Context for story on development projects Erik Altmann 06/26/17 new
- City of SNAFUS (ad nauseam) Eliot Singer 06/25/17 new
- Not with a Bang but a Whimper Eliot Singer 12/14/16 new
- 12/06/16 new
- Ohio Judge Rules to Dismiss Case Against New Park District Developer Eliot Singer 12/02/16 new
- Message to MEDC and State Legislators Concerning Abuses of Brownfield Redevelopment Eliot Singer 09/10/15 new
- Breaking News: Cuyahoga County Judge Denies Injunction Against Ingham Count Sheriff's Sale of City Center II Private Properties Submitted by: Eliot Singer 07/29/15 new
- Counting Legacy MBT Credits and Brownfield Tax Diversion Before They Are Hatched Eliot Singer 07/25/15 new
- Brief Response to LSJ's "history" of City Center II Eliot Singer 07/11/15 new
- Speaking of EMINENT DOMAIN AND CITY CENTER II Don Bosman 07/08/15 new
- The NDC Report on PDIG Eliot Singer 06/30/15 new
- Message Sent to East Lansing DDA/BRA with Regards to NDC Financial Report on Park District Investment Group Eliot Singer 06/29/15 new
- Vertical Farming for You Scott Bame (Boehme) 05/04/15 new
- LSJ Story on Avant Capital Judgment Eliot Singer 04/25/15 new
- 04/24/15 new
- Project Formerly Known as City Center II: Latest Shape Shifting // Singer of Development Agreement with Park District Investment Group Eliot Singer 02/22/15 new
- Public Safety Costs and Tax Free Redevelopment Eliot Singer 02/06/15 new
- Project Formerly Known As City Center II: Morning After Regrets Eliot Singer 01/29/15 new
- Apparent Double Entry of Private Parking Structure As Cost in Park District Investment Group Document Eliot Singer 01/23/15 new
- Message to Council re Bonds on Work Session Agenda Eliot Singer 01/13/15 new
- Message to Council Concerning City Attorney Memo and Response Re Park District Investment Group Site Plan Eliot Singer 01/11/15 new
- Another Unreported Foreclosure at The Pointe Eliot Singer 12/01/14 new
- Bond legalities Eliot Singer 11/07/14 new
- Gross Estimate for Likely Public Costs for Park District Eliot Singer 11/02/14 new
- Park District Non-financing (frightening) Eliot Singer 10/17/14 new
- CC II Unpaid Taxes (Again) Eliot Singer 09/22/13 new
- Taxes Not Yet Indicated as Paid for Big Bank Building Eliot Singer 09/07/13 new
- Update on EL Citizens for a Public Servant City Attorney Jeffrey A. Hank 08/08/13 new
- Option to Purchase Agreements for Private CC II Properties Eliot Singer 06/15/13 new
- Boku v. CADA: CC II Soap Opera Continued Eliot Singer 04/13/13 new
- The Undead CC II Parking Structure Eliot Singer 02/11/13 new
- Humpty Dumpty Tom Phil Bellfy 01/11/13 new
- My Comments to Council on RFQP Eliot Singer 11/21/12 new
- STRATHMORE IN DEFAULT ON "LITTLE BANK BUILDING" DEMOLITION Phil Bellfy 10/30/12 new
- Campus Town Dreams Dugald McMillan 10/24/12 new
- Park District Area Request for Qualifications/Proposals (RFQP) Maureen McCabe-Power, and 8-others 10/24/12 new
- The I'm not Fooling Anybody Site Plan Submission for the Private CC II Properties Eliot Singer 10/11/12 new
- "But, it doesn’t have to be that way." Bill Weckesser 10/11/12 new
- Improving the Park District RFQP Eliot Singer 10/08/12 new
- Voter Avoided Debt Eliot Singer 10/05/12 new
- Friday morning community session: They added Q !!! Eliot Singer 09/08/12 new
- The March 13 MEDC Letter Eliot Singer 08/26/12 new
- RESPONSE TO PEOPLES CHURCH -- CITY CENTER II -- MEETING Phil Bellfy 08/09/12 new
- "...the Church and their 'veto power'..." Phil Bellfy 08/02/12 new
- Response on RFP Process Eliot Singer 07/31/12 new
- Tuesday July 31st Meeting on what remains of City Center II Steve Osborn 07/30/12 new
- PEOPLES CHURCH HOLDS THE KEY TO DEVELOPMENT IN AREA Phil Bellfy 07/29/12 new
- Important Tuesday Meeting on Formerly-Known-As-CC II and Fast-Tracked RFP Process Eliot Singer 07/29/12 new
- Fast Proof of Why Mark Meadows Would Make a Disastrous Judge for East Lansing Alice Dreger 07/26/12 new
- MEMO TO COMMUNITY: Colleges are not Immune from Recessions. Bill Weckesser 07/25/12 new
- Proper Brownfield Amendment Procedure for St. Anne Lofts in the Community's Best Interest Eliot Singer 07/07/12 new
- Taxable Value for St. Anne Lofts Must Be Done as Well as for CC II Due Diligence Eliot Singer 07/07/12 new
- "... Yeadon and McGinty are still fully in control of this City..." Phil Bellfy 07/05/12 new
- Priorities List Phil Bellfy 07/01/12 new
- "The truth will not be covered up." Jeffery Hank 06/27/12 new
- City Financial Risks with Ann St. Plaza? Eliot Singer 06/26/12 new
- Phantom Need for New Parking Ramp Eliot Singer 06/21/12 new
- Foreclosure Auction Result for Bonita Exchange and Alico Retail Holdings Properties Eliot Singer 06/03/12 new
- "Formal Ethics Complaint..." Phil Bellfy 06/02/12 new
- Lamar Construction and Strathmore Eliot Singer 05/31/12 new
- 05/25/12 new
- Due Diligence Questions Eliot Singer 04/24/12 new
- 04/24/12 new
- City Center II Financing: More Holes Than Albert Hall, Final Part (for now) Eliot Singer 04/21/12 new
- City Center II Financing: More Holes Than Albert Hall, Part 4 Eliot Singer 04/20/12 new
- "...short explanation of tax fraud, mortgage fraud and 1033 exchange letters." Darryl Svochak 04/20/12 new
- City Center II Financing: More Holes Than Albert Hall, Part 3 Eliot Singer 04/19/12 new
- City Center II Financing: More Holes than Albert Hall, Part 2 Eliot Singer 04/18/12 new
- City Center II Financing Plan: More Holes Than Albert Hall, Part 1 Eliot Singer 04/17/12 new
- Why Would a Lender Risk $50 Million? Eliot Singer 03/26/12 new
- CCII = government subsidized student rent Matt Hagan 03/26/12 new
- License to Be Killed Eliot Singer 03/22/12 new
- BANs on the Consent Agenda Eliot Singer 01/31/12 new
- PRESS-ON-REGARDLESS Phil Bellfy 12/21/11 new
- A Modest Proposal for a Way Forward for the City Center II Disaster Zone Eliot Singer 11/07/11 new
- City Center II: A Distressed Mortgage Does Not Simply Vanish Eliot Singer 10/27/11 new
- City Center II: The Facts about the BANs and the DDA’s Evergreen and 303 Abbot Properties Eliot Singer 10/18/11 new
- " Mr. Lahanas --The Public is Watching and Waiting. Are you a Staton Clone?" Phil Bellfy 10/16/11 new
- "...cuts to public services to pay for a failed real estate speculation,..." Eliot Singer 10/15/11 new
- It's a distraction as a writing technique! Dugald McMillan 10/15/11 new
- More City Center II Secrecy --Still Feeling Like a Mushroom Phil Bellfy 10/14/11 new
- More City Center II Secrecy Phil Bellfy 10/13/11 new
- 10/13/11 new
- City Center II $34 Million Risk More Important Than Mark Meadows Eliot Singer 10/04/11 new
- Rubber Stamping City Council Eliot Singer 08/28/11 new
- Sweetheart Assessments for East Lansing Brownfields Eliot Singer, East Lansing 08/24/11 new
- Reply to Posting of July 28, 2011 Scott Boehme (East Lansing, Michigan) 08/03/11 new
- City Council Candidates 2011 Eliot Singer 07/28/11 new
- Taxpayers ON The Hook? Staton Walks Away! Audio by Scott Boehme interviewing Phil Bellfy 07/14/11 new
- Response Eliot Singer 05/28/11 new
- CITY CENTER II DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT HAS EXPIRED --THE PROJECT IS DEAD. Phil Bellfy 05/27/11 new
- RE: 05/27/1#1/East Lansing/City Council-2011/"...--THE PROJECT IS DEAD."/Bellfy/Wolf Chris Wolf 05/27/11 new
- Another Cover-up: Plan for Refinancing the City Center II Bond Anticipation Notes Eliot Singer 05/15/11 new
- Reporting from Historic Districts Commission Eliot Singer 05/13/11 new
- Part of the Public Record Phil Bellfy 05/10/11 new
- Request for Public Review of East Lansing DDA Budget Eliot Singer 05/04/11 new
- Information provided by Bellfy is more than disturbing Scott Boehme (East Lansing, Michigan) 05/02/11 new
- East Lansing City officials and tax fraud Phil Bellfy 04/30/11 new
- Correction Concerning DDA and Taxes Eliot Singer 04/21/11 new
- The Ticking City Center II Bond Bomb -Part I. Eliot Singer, East Lansing 04/18/11 new
- Correction to Phil's Avondale post Eliot Singer 04/17/11 new
- TED, VIC, --ONCE AGAIN-- IT'S TIME TO GO Phil Bellfy (East Lansing, Michigan) 04/16/11 new
- "... nothing more than "service" in benefit to a private developer." Phil Bellfy 03/16/11 new
- "These four have it back-assward and it's time to go." Phil Bellfy 03/08/11 new
- Return of the Living Dead Ad Nauseum Eliot Singer, East Lansing 03/03/11 new
- Brownfields Eliot Singer 02/18/11 new
- Lansing's East Village, With Some Lessons for East Lansing Phil Bellfy 01/28/11 new
- Recent news from NYT, and the 3-year old "news" of City Center II Phil Bellfy 12/11/10 new
- 'The Puppet Masters" Scott Boehme 09/21/10 new
- Understanding Tax Increment Financing -PART 2.1 Eliot Singer 09/18/10 new
- Several Criticisms of How TIF Actually Works: PART 2.2 Eliot Singer 09/18/10 new
- Preface: The Dark Side of Tax Increment Financing -PART 1: Eliot Singer 09/16/10 new
- Development Delusions: The Dark Side of Tax Increment Financing -PART 1.3 Eliot Singer 09/16/10 new
- Evidence of City Attorney Dennis McGinty Billing Fraud Phil Bellfy (East Lansing, MI.) 09/14/10 new
- Phil Bellfy responds to Ronan Patterson Phil Bellfy 08/27/10 new
- "...not any form of agreement.." Ronan Patterson 08/25/10 new
- "...why the "phantom" HUD loan guarantee application matters." Eliot Singer 08/25/10 new
- THE "FINAL NAIL IN THE COFFIN" OF CITY CENTER II Phil Bellfy (East Lansing, MI.) 08/24/10 new
- Two YouTube Videos (City Center II) Phil Bellfy (East Lansing, MI.) 07/29/10 new
- Arithmetically Challenged Finance, Once Again Eliot Singer 06/29/10 new
- Eminent Domain and Violations of the State Constitution Phil Bellfy (East Lansing, MI.) 06/27/10 new
- SMOKING GUN #20 --Ted Staton's Continuing City Center II Deception. Phil Bellfy (East Lansing, MI.) 06/15/10 new
- OPEN LETTER: Apology to the City Council, and a Call for an Independent Investigation. Phil Bellfy (East Lansing, MI.) 06/14/10 new
- Additional Comments on City Official Recall Scott Boehme 06/13/10 new
- Follow up on Previous Market Analysis Eliot Singer 06/11/10 new
- SMOKING GUNS OF DECEIT: # 7-19 Phil Bellfy (East Lansing, MI.) 06/10/10 new
- An Unauthorized Market Analysis of City Center II Eliot Singer 06/06/10 new
- Smoking Gun #6 --More Taxpayer Dollars Going to Bailout City Center II Phil Bellfy (East Lansing, MI.) 05/26/10 new
- Smoking Gun #5: More Deceit in the City's DDA Budget Phil Bellfy (East Lansing, MI.) 05/21/10 new
- SN on Request for Proposals for City Owned "Park District" Properties Eliot Singer 08/30/12
- Citizens Meeting Eliot Singer 06/30/12
- "...hilariously ironic!" Dugald McMillan 06/30/12
- Non-union Labor at East Lansing Public-Private Developments Eliot Singer 06/29/12
- "Nevertheless, we’re out millions." Bill Weckesser 06/28/12
- City Center II Rejected Eliot Singer 06/27/12
- "...cause for celebration..." Phil Bellfy 06/27/12
- City Center II Due Diligence Eliot Singer 06/26/12
- For The Public Record Phil Bellfy 06/25/12
- Nothing to envy! Steve Osborn 06/24/12
- Michigan Ave. Sidewalk Is Eyesore of the Week Eliot Singer 06/24/12
- 6-12-12 Work Session (Message sent to Council) Brian Hagan 06/22/12
- Due Diligence: More Lies and Cover Up Eliot Singer 06/22/12
- Lansing's Bond-Funded YMCA Redevelopment Parking Structure v. City Center II Eliot Singer 06/21/12
- "…there's not a tablecloth in sight…" Phil Bellfy 06/18/12
- Penthouse Developer (at Our Expense) Eliot Singer 06/18/12
- More CC II "Rewards" Talking Points Eliot Singer 06/15/12
- June 12 Council Discussion of CC II Risks and Benefits Eliot Singer 06/14/12
- Written Message for 6/12 Council Discussion of City Center II Risks Eliot Singer 06/12/12
- Follow-up on Gaming the IRS on Tax-exempt Bonds Eliot Singer 06/11/12
- City Center II Council Meetings Schedule, plus User-Friendly Financing Plan Eliot Singer 06/10/12
- Update on the City Center II Mortgage on the Former Citizens Bank Eliot Singer 06/08/12
- Time for Candidates to Speak Out against City Center II Eliot Singer 06/07/12
- Meadows, "The District Court Judgeship-of course not." Bill Weckesser 06/05/12
- Politicians seeking judicial office Kathleen Corkin Boyle 05/24/12
- SN Story on Mark Meadows Eliot Singer 05/23/12
- "Singer posting" Jon Pumplin 05/23/12
- Green Group Market Study Phil Bellfy 05/22/12
- Data on Downtown Condos (with attached PDF of data) Eliot Singer 05/22/12
- 05/20/12
- Parking System Finance (with PDF version) Eliot Singer 05/15/12
- CC II Site Plan Scam Update Eliot Singer 05/13/12
- Tuesday City Center II Council Meeting on Due Diligence Eliot Singer 05/12/12
- Message to Council Re: Review of City Attorney Eliot Singer 05/07/12
- Reply to Eliot Singer's, "Estimating the City Center II Self-Financing Deficit" Phil Bellfy 05/01/12
- $7,117,860 Net Operating Income Projection for City Center II Eliot Singer 05/01/12
- Estimating the City Center II Self-Financing Deficit Eliot Singer 04/30/12
- The $1,563,000 Self-Financing Deficit (and Counting) Eliot Singer 04/29/12
- Sorry, Mr. Triplett, Self-Financing Is a Lie Eliot Singer 04/26/12
- CITY CENTER II --CITY ATTORNEY MARCH BILLING RECORDS and FOIA REQUEST Phil Bellfy 04/24/12
- "The IRS Ruling was quoted in its entirety and speaks for itself." Darryl Svochak 04/23/12
- Response to Mr. Svochak Phil Bellfy 04/21/12
- “Why all the fuss about CCII†Bill Weckesser 04/17/12
- "Measure Twice and Cut Once" Bill Weckesser 04/14/12
- Morally, and Perhaps Soon to Be Financially, Bankrupt Eliot Singer 04/13/12
- Why Debt Self-Financing is Fatally Flawed Eliot Singer 04/11/12
- Grocery Needed Downtown Jeffery Hank 04/07/12
- For Shame Eliot Singer 04/04/12
- Nefarious Demolition? Phil Bellfy 04/03/12
- Another Message to Council Eliot Singer 04/03/12
- CORRECTION Eliot Singer 04/03/12
- CCII Nefarious hoodwinking. James Anderson (East Lansing) 04/03/12
- Response to Bill Weckesser Eliot Singer 04/01/12
- Capitalism in East Lansing? Bill Weckesser 03/31/12
- "...where is the other 60% of Council?" Jim Anderson 03/30/12
- My message to Council regarding due diligence and the high stakes, high risk, pre-development agreement Eliot Singer 03/30/12
- "…caution and prudence." Bill Weckesser 03/30/12
- Concerning Council's Tuesday Session on City Center II Eliot Singer 03/29/12
- Not Due Diligence Eliot Singer 03/27/12
- Gambling with Other People's Money is Addictive Eliot Singer 03/21/12
- Rush to Rubberstamp? Eliot Singer 03/20/12
- Getting Real on a City Center II Financial Plan Eliot Singer 03/19/12
- Analysis of CC II Financing Plan Eliot Singer 03/19/12
- City Center II --"Due Diligence?" or "Continuing Madness"? Phil Bellfy 03/19/12
- For (emergency) Publication: Council Work Session to Discuss City Center II Financing Eliot Singer 03/16/12
- "We don't talk about that" Eliot Singer 03/12/12
- The Clandestine Plan to Sell $28.4 Million in City Center II Bonds on October 1, 2011 Eliot Singer 11/11/11
- (City Center II/Risky Developer), with attachments Eliot Singer 10/05/11
- Synopsis: The Dark Side of Tax Increment Financing -PART 1. Eliot Singer 09/16/10
- Credibility on City Center II Eliot Singer 05/20/10
- "... the wrong people for these times..." Scott Boehme 05/20/10
- Response To "Smoking Gun #3..." Tim Dempsey (East Lansing Planning Department) 05/19/10
- SMOKING GUN #4 -- MORE HUD/CCII DECEPTION Phil Bellfy (East Lansing, MI.) 05/19/10
- SMOKING GUN #3 --PROOF THAT THE CITY CENTER II HUD DECEPTION HAS GONE FEDERAL Phil Bellfy (East Lansing, MI.) 05/16/10
- Smoking Gun #2: the state taxpayer BAILOUT of City Center II via MEGA "loan forgiveness" Phil Bellfy (East Lansing, MI.) 05/13/10
- Voluntary versus involuntary sales --and the validity of the 1033 exchange process Phil Bellfy (East Lansing, MI.) 04/13/10
- Allegations Mark Terry 04/12/10
- East Lansing City Center II Eminent Domain Smoking Guns Phil Bellfy (East Lansing, MI.) 04/07/10
- 60% Vote of the people rule Phil Bellfy (East Lansing, MI.) 03/08/10
- City's needs and subprime project Steve Osborn (East Lansing) 01/20/10
- East Lansing City Council and the $6 Million Dollar Financial Folly Called City Center II Phil Bellfy (East Lansing, MI.) 01/19/10
- More Tax Trouble for City Center II Developer, East Lansing City Council. Phil Bellfy (East Lansing, MI.) 01/18/10
- City Center II --East Lansing's biggest subprime project James Anderson (East Lansing) 01/18/10