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By Author >> Eliot Singer
  • Farm to School Eliot Singer 01/21/18 new
  • Responsible and Irresponsible Bond Financing for Public Works Eliot Singer 01/18/18 new
  • What Are the Financial Implications for City of East Lansing of New MIP Civil Infraction Law? Eliot Singer 01/15/18 new
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2016 not 2017 Baseline Taxable Value Used in Lot 1 Brownfield Plan Eliot Singer 12/30/17 new
  • Discussion on Substance: My Brownfield Reforms Eliot Singer 12/22/17 new
  • Selling Dope at The Pointe, and Musings Therefrom Eliot Singer 12/20/17 new
  • re: re: Selling Dope at The Pointe, and Musings Therefrom Eliot Singer 12/20/17 new
  • Please Support ELI and Support and Participate on Public Response Eliot Singer 12/18/17 new
  • Does the Redemption Provision in Center City Bond Place East Lansing At Risk? Eliot Singer 12/12/17 new
  • Challenge to City Hall: For Once Prove Me Wrong Eliot Singer 12/12/17 new
  • When Will They Ever Learn, When Will They Ever Learn? Eliot Singer 12/02/17 new
  • History of Changed Plans in East Lansing Tax-incentivized Development Projects Eliot Singer 11/27/17 new
  • One Picture is Worth 1000 Words: Lotto 1 Seniors Eliot Singer 11/20/17 new
  • Public Response Can Still Be an Important Asset Eliot Singer 11/16/17 new
  • Context is Credibility Gap Eliot Singer 06/28/17 new
  • City of SNAFUS (ad nauseam) Eliot Singer 06/25/17 new
  • Math and Credibility Eliot Singer 05/25/17 new
  • Approve Loot 1, Kiss Tax Increases Goodbye Eliot Singer 05/06/17 new
  • For Publication: Response to Ms. McElmurry on What to Do Eliot Singer 05/06/17 new
  • Lotto 1 Development: Anything to Avoid a Public Vote Eliot Singer 05/04/17 new
  • Project Formerly Known As: Snake Oil Finance Again Eliot Singer 04/27/17 new
  • Lot 1 Target PR Stunt: Credibility Sinks Even Lower Eliot Singer 04/13/17 new
  • Progressive Charter Schools Eliot Singer 04/09/17 new
  • Correct, Meadows used $700 figure not $800 Eliot Singer 04/01/17 new
  • Lot 1 Credibility Gap 2.0: Revenue Accounting 101 Eliot Singer 04/01/17 new
  • Response to Susan Masten Elliot Singer 03/26/17 new
  • Rough Pro Forma for Lot 1 (because someone has to do it, urgently) Elliot Singer 03/26/17 new
  • EDR, Core Campus, Harbor Bay All In Bed Together Elliot Singer 03/24/17 new
  • Lot 1 Redevelopment (again) Elliot Singer 03/23/17 new
  • Response to Meadows Eliot Singer 03/13/17 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
  • Property Tax Rates Across Municipalities in State of Michigan Eliot Singer 10/04/15 new
  • Response to Mr Fisher Eliot Singer 10/04/15 new
  • Some Suggestions to Legislature for Reforming Brownfield Act Eliot Singer 10/02/15 new
  • Message to MEDC and State Legislators Concerning Abuses of Brownfield Redevelopment Eliot Singer 09/10/15 new
  • Questions for East Lansing Council Candidates Eliot Singer 09/09/15 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
  • Update on Project Formerly Known as City Center Two Eliot Singer 07/23/15 new
  • New Creekside Document for Soap Opera Fans Eliot Singer 07/08/15 new
  • Lest We Forget, City Official Bashed SN for Being Correct About the Project Not So Formerly Known as City Center II Eliot Singer 07/07/15 new
  • For Publication: Project Formerly Known as City Center II, a.k.a., Park District, Mortgage History Eliot Singer 07/02/15 new
  • The NDC Report on PDIG Eliot Singer 06/30/15 new
  • No Public Purpose to Brownfield and What is Bad for Homeowners Will Hurt City Finances Eliot Singer 05/18/15 new
  • Just Say No to the Functionally Obsolete Brownfield For 300 West Grand River Eliot Singer 05/06/15 new
  • Message to DDA and Council: A Developer is the Manager of a Development Not an Absent Majority Equity Holder in an LLC Eliot Singer 04/29/15 new
  • LSJ Story on Avant Capital Judgment Eliot Singer 04/25/15 new
  • 04/24/15 new
  • City Hall/Court Security Costs and How to Pay for Them Eliot Singer 04/16/15 new
  • Brownfields from Latest Budget Eliot Singer 04/15/15 new
  • More on Financing ELPD Eliot Singer 03/19/15 new
  • "Payment in Lieu of Taxes" for Public Services to Replace Diversion of Property Taxes on Redevelopment Projects? Eliot Singer 03/15/15 new
  • Debt Service 2016-2021 Eliot Singer 03/11/15 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
  • Downtown Business District Tax Contribution to ELPD Costs Eliot Singer 02/12/15 new
  • Tax Diversion Impact on Public Safety Costs for The Residences/Hop Cat Eliot Singer 02/10/15 new
  • Public Safety Costs and Tax Free Redevelopment Eliot Singer 02/06/15 new
  • Parks and Recreation Budget Information Eliot Singer 02/01/15 new
  • Message to Council: East Lansing Is Not For Sale Eliot Singer 01/30/15 new
  • Proper Use of Debt Financing for Parks and Recreation Infrastructure Needs Eliot Singer 01/30/15 new
  • Project Formerly Known As City Center II: Morning After Regrets Eliot Singer 01/29/15 new
  • Past the Point of No Return Eliot Singer 01/25/15 new
  • Apparent Double Entry of Private Parking Structure As Cost in Park District Investment Group Document Eliot Singer 01/23/15 new
  • Malfeasance or Nonfeasance (only his hairdresser knows for sure) Eliot Singer 01/20/15 new
  • Follow-up on sewer bonds Eliot Singer 01/15/15 new
  • 01/15/15 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
  • Lamar Construction Bankruptcy Eliot Singer 01/05/15 new
  • Risk Management with Park District Investment Group Eliot Singer 12/17/14 new
  • Latest Version of University Place TIF Eliot Singer 12/02/14 new
  • Another Unreported Foreclosure at The Pointe Eliot Singer 12/01/14 new
  • 11/18/14 new
  • Bond legalities Eliot Singer 11/07/14 new
  • No Vote Eliot Singer 11/05/14 new
  • Gross Estimate for Likely Public Costs for Park District Eliot Singer 11/02/14 new
  • Council Consent Agenda Items of Note Eliot Singer 11/02/14 new
  • Park District Non-financing (frightening) Eliot Singer 10/17/14 new
  • FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS REGARDING BALLOT PROPOSAL TO ALLOW SALE OF CITY PARKING LOTS TO DEVELOPERS Eliot Singer 10/10/14 new
  • Miscellaneous Lies and Misplaced Priorities Eliot Singer 10/08/14 new
  • Revised Trowbridge Brownfield from 50-50 to 65-35 in favor of developer Eliot Singer 08/24/14 new
  • Patriotism and Whistleblowing Mr. Eliot Singer 07/04/14 new
  • Triplett's FOIA-it blunder and City Attorney Financials Eliot Singer 06/27/14 new
  • Refinancing of the 2004 DPW Bonds Eliot Singer 06/21/14 new
  • In House City Attorney Ballot Initiative and Politics Eliot Singer 06/20/14 new
  • Just Say No to MEDC Demands for Less Public Input for Development Eliot Singer 06/16/14 new
  • Avondale Square Update Eliot Singer 04/27/14 new
  • Why I Don't Trust East Lansing Government Eliot Singer 04/22/14 new
  • Protecting Citizens from Biased Staff Zoning Decisions Eliot Singer 04/15/14 new
  • A couple of financial tidbits courtesy LSJ Eliot Singer 04/13/14 new
  • Parking and other Budget Miscellany Eliot Singer 04/11/14 new
  • Five Year Financial Forecast // Eliot Singer Eliot Singer 04/04/14 new
  • Calculating Public Service Costs for Development Projects Eliot Singer 03/27/14 new
  • City Pulse Corrects Statement on Montgomery Drain Eliot Singer 03/21/14 new
  • Jerry Brown Looks to Better Approach to Redevelopment Eliot Singer 03/19/14 new
  • $50 million for Drain Commissioner Special Assessments for Golf Course (admitted current estimate) Eliot Singer 03/19/14 new
  • Michigan Association of Counties Presentation on Tax Capture to House Tax Policy Committee 2-6-14 Eliot Singer 03/18/14 new
  • No Council Agenda or Packet Eliot Singer 03/16/14 new
  • More on ICE and snow Eliot Singer 03/14/14 new
  • Ordinance 1322 Update Eliot Singer 03/14/14 new
  • Park District Financing Plan Eliot Singer 03/09/14 new
  • Apparent Cost Overrun for Valley Court Improvements Eliot Singer 03/03/14 new
  • 2013 DDR 10-K with Presumed CC II Related Mezzanine Loans Eliot Singer 03/02/14 new
  • Follow Up on Campus Home Conversions Eliot Singer 03/01/14 new
  • Analysis of Campus Village/Campus Home Conversions Eliot Singer 02/27/14 new
  • Red Alert: Lansing Requests Drain Commissioner to Subsidize Golf Course Project Eliot Singer 02/25/14 new
  • City Code of Ethics Eliot Singer 02/19/14 new
  • Go Slow on Requesting BWL Representation Eliot Singer 02/17/14 new
  • Community Friendly Development Process Contradicted by Hubris 6-story Target Site Eliot Singer 02/15/14 new
  • Message Sent Planning Commission re: TIF in the Real World Eliot Singer 02/15/14 new
  • Red Alert on Planning 6 Stories ordinance Change Eliot Singer 02/14/14 new
  • Site Plan Standards for Review Eliot Singer 02/13/14 new
  • Shooting At Cedar Village // Eliot Singer Eliot Singer 02/01/14 new
  • Comment on Ongoing TIF Project Analyses Eliot Singer 01/30/14 new
  • "Eligible Activities" for Brownfield Plans Need Independent Audits, Before, During, and After Eliot Singer 01/28/14 new
  • Follow Up on Mich. Ave Sidewalk Eliot Singer 01/11/14 new
  • And now for something completely different (well, maybe not) Eliot Singer 01/10/14 new
  • Comment on Trowbridge Development for 1/8 Planning Commission Meeting Eliot Singer 01/09/14 new
  • Emergency Declaration Eliot Singer 12/30/13 new
  • PSA: EL Checks and Open Facilities Announcement Eliot Singer 12/29/13 new
  • Response to Scott Boehme on rally Eliot Singer 12/29/13 new
  • Comments to Council on Three Agenda Items, 12/17.13 Eliot Singer 12/17/13 new
  • Of Riots and Priorities Eliot Singer 12/09/13 new
  • New Mountain Vista Mortgage on City Center II Properties Eliot Singer 12/02/13 new
  • My Comments to Council Eliot Singer 11/21/13 new
  • Why the DDA and BRA Have To Go Eliot Singer 10/29/13 new
  • Likely Illegalities With "Brew and Do" Eliot Singer 10/15/13 new
  • Morrill Plaza Eliot Singer 10/03/13 new
  • CC II Unpaid Taxes (Again) Eliot Singer 09/22/13 new
  • CIty Hall Seeks More Secrecy re: Inspection of Rental Unit Files Eliot Singer 09/16/13 new
  • Taxes Not Yet Indicated as Paid for Big Bank Building Eliot Singer 09/07/13 new
  • Hype Cat Opening Eliot Singer 08/22/13 new
  • Code Review and Reform Agenda Eliot Singer 08/19/13 new
  • I Am Not Amused about No End to Development Fascism Eliot Singer 07/24/13 new
  • Planning Staff Recommends DTN for Park District Eliot Singer 07/21/13 new
  • The wheels of justice turn slowly, but grind exceedingly fine (old proverb) Eliot Singer 07/09/13 new
  • Ann St. Plaza on Council Agenda, With Us Picking Up the Bill Eliot Singer 07/07/13 new
  • On Planning Commission Agenda: A 7-Bedroom Unit over Wanderer's Eliot Singer 07/06/13 new
  • Practical (Affordable) Alternatives to a Developer Built Farmers Market Eliot Singer 06/29/13 new
  • Park District Publications Eliot Singer 06/26/13 new
  • New Bar Rules on Council Work Session Agenda Eliot Singer 06/24/13 new
  • Broke DDA to Spend Money on Another Discretionary Public Works Eliot Singer 06/23/13 new
  • Parking Ordinance 1287, Parking Ratios, and Implications Eliot Singer 06/20/13 new
  • Option to Purchase Agreements for Private CC II Properties Eliot Singer 06/15/13 new
  • Message to Council: Park District Memo for Council Work Session Eliot Singer 06/10/13 new
  • Park District: Facts of Life Eliot Singer 06/04/13 new
  • FIX IT!!!! (Ordinance 1289 Again) Eliot Singer 05/20/13 new
  • Dangerous Sidewalks Repair Budget Eliot Singer 05/20/13 new
  • Politics and Priorities Eliot Singer 05/17/13 new
  • Broken Sidewalk Photos Eliot Singer 05/16/13 new
  • Response to Alice Dreger on Park District Eliot Singer 05/13/13 new
  • Process for Comprehensive Plan Eliot Singer 05/09/13 new
  • No-bid City Attorney Contract and Sweetheart Development Agreements Eliot Singer 05/06/13 new
  • Ordinance 1287 & 1289: My Recommendations Eliot Singer 05/03/13 new
  • Rents on The Residences Eliot Singer 05/02/13 new
  • More Apartment Rents Eliot Singer 04/30/13 new
  • Rental Property Income Information (per City Assessor) Eliot Singer 04/29/13 new
  • Parking Debt, FY 2014 Style Eliot Singer 04/26/13 new
  • Reality Check: Converting Legacy Rentals in Overlay Districts Eliot Singer 04/24/13 new
  • Make the DDA Pay Its Fair Share for Public Safety! Eliot Singer 04/23/13 new
  • April 17 Park District Review Committee Meeting Eliot Singer 04/18/13 new
  • Message to the Park District Review Committee Eliot Singer 04/16/13 new
  • Boku v. CADA: CC II Soap Opera Continued Eliot Singer 04/13/13 new
  • "Judas, Priest people!" Eliot Singer 04/02/13 new
  • The Lying of Lot 1 Eliot Singer 03/30/13 new
  • Comment on Park District Review Committee Meeting Eliot Singer 03/28/13 new
  • Responses to Park District Proposal Supplementary Questions Eliot Singer 03/23/13 new
  • Follow-up Column in MLive on DTN and Big Bank Building Eliot Singer 03/20/13 new
  • Park District Review Update Eliot Singer 03/17/13 new
  • St. Paddy's Day Mascara Eliot Singer 03/15/13 new
  • The DTN Biggby's/West Village Development Eliot Singer 03/13/13 new
  • Correction on Pubic Response Post on DTN Eliot Singer 03/09/13 new
  • DTN, and City Hall, Must Play by the Rules Eliot Singer 03/09/13 new
  • Council Votes on 180 Moratorium on New Late Night Liquor Licenses Eliot Singer 03/07/13 new
  • Comments on the Park District Proposal Process: For Distribution to All Committee Members Eliot Singer 03/06/13 new
  • "No Taxpayer Dollars" Development (Not!) Eliot Singer 03/05/13 new
  • The Usual Suspects (Park District Review Committee) Eliot Singer 03/01/13 new
  • DDA Meeting and Secrecy Eliot Singer 02/27/13 new
  • More on the DTN Park District Proposal Eliot Singer 02/24/13 new
  • The Core Campus Proposal Eliot Singer 02/20/13 new
  • Kalamazoo St. Sewer Bonds, with attachment Eliot Singer 02/16/13 new
  • The Undead CC II Parking Structure Eliot Singer 02/11/13 new
  • Buying the Private CC II Properties Eliot Singer 02/10/13 new
  • Park District Proposals, First Glance Eliot Singer 02/10/13 new
  • Bygones Eliot Singer 02/06/13 new
  • Arts Versus MSU, Not So Much Eliot Singer 01/29/13 new
  • Response to Bill Weckesser on Students Voting Eliot Singer 01/27/13 new
  • Private CC II Evergreen Properties on Planning Commission Agenda Eliot Singer 01/06/13 new
  • Brownfield Legislation Eliot Singer 01/02/13 new
  • Campus Village Sold to Conglomerate Eliot Singer 12/30/12 new
  • Icy Sidewalks 2012-2013 Edition Eliot Singer 12/22/12 new
  • Council Votes Against Gutting 50-50 rule Eliot Singer 12/19/12 new
  • "50-50" on Tuesday Council Agenda Eliot Singer 12/16/12 new
  • Downtown Party Scene Eliot Singer 12/13/12 new
  • Overconsumption - Downtown & Neighborhood Safety Eliot Singer 12/12/12 new
  • Red Alert: Draft Parking Ordinance Change on Council Work Session Agenda Eliot Singer 12/09/12 new
  • SN on Mystery New Parking Ordinance Eliot Singer 12/08/12 new
  • Little Bank Building Eliot Singer 12/04/12 new
  • No Parking Eliot Singer 12/04/12 new
  • Important City Pulse Article on Consolidation Eliot Singer 11/30/12 new
  • On Foreclosures and Other News Eliot Singer 11/28/12 new
  • Parking Study and Parking System Ideology Eliot Singer 11/25/12 new
  • My Comments to Council on RFQP Eliot Singer 11/21/12 new
  • On Tap Eliot Singer 11/17/12 new
  • Quick Take on Revised RFQP (Plus Major CC II News) Eliot Singer 11/15/12 new
  • Reply to Travis Stoliker Eliot Singer 11/14/12 new
  • Broad Update Eliot Singer 11/13/12 new
  • Of Broads and Bistros Eliot Singer 11/10/12 new
  • Red Cedar Golf Course Sale Approved Eliot Singer 11/08/12 new
  • Meadows' Defeat Is a Blow to Statonism Eliot Singer 11/07/12 new
  • Carousel Eliot Singer 10/28/12 new
  • Three News Stories Eliot Singer 10/26/12 new
  • Public Comment on New Site Plan Submitted for Planning Commission Meeting Eliot Singer 10/25/12 new
  • "Lansing's Reutter Park Place Development Tax Delinquency" Eliot Singer 10/16/12 new
  • The I'm not Fooling Anybody Site Plan Submission for the Private CC II Properties Eliot Singer 10/11/12 new
  • The So-called Community Input Sessions Eliot Singer 10/10/12 new
  • Improving the Park District RFQP Eliot Singer 10/08/12 new
  • RFQP Quick Take Concerns Eliot Singer 10/07/12 new
  • The Residences, the Other Ann/Albert Development Eliot Singer 10/06/12 new
  • Voter Avoided Debt Eliot Singer 10/05/12 new
  • Real Estate Speculation Versus Public Services Cost Comparison Erick Williams 10/03/12 new
  • Message to Council: More on the Ann/Albert/Grove Infrastructure Mess Eliot Singer 10/02/12 new
  • Infrastructure Bond Update (Ugly) Eliot Singer 09/26/12 new
  • Debt Service on $1.7 Million for Albert St. Infrastructure Bonds to Come from General Fund Eliot Singer 09/25/12 new
  • "There are no excuses." Eliot Singer 09/24/12 new
  • Koehler's Printing Brownfield Eliot Singer 09/23/12 new
  • Reflection on the Red Cedar Golf Course Forum Eliot Singer 09/20/12 new
  • Save Money by Replacing Contractual with In-house City Attorney Eliot Singer 09/19/12 new
  • East Lansing Press Coverage Eliot Singer 09/18/12 new
  • An MSU-Affiliated Retirement Community in the Blighted and Park Districts? Eliot Singer 09/12/12 new
  • City Attorney Review Criteria Eliot Singer 09/10/12 new
  • List of Failed East Lansing Development Projects Eliot Singer 09/09/12 new
  • Friday morning community session: They added Q !!! Eliot Singer 09/08/12 new
  • Letter to Council Re: Park District RFQP Eliot Singer 09/04/12 new
  • Trash Talk Eliot Singer 09/02/12 new
  • Income-Qualified "Buy-Downs" to Sell Avondale Square Houses Eliot Singer 09/02/12 new
  • A Tax and Spend Liberal's Tax Day Lament Eliot Singer 08/28/12 new
  • Red Cedar Golf Course Redevelopment Update Eliot Singer 08/28/12 new
  • The March 13 MEDC Letter Eliot Singer 08/26/12 new
  • Comment on the latest St. Anne Embarrassment Eliot Singer 08/25/12 new
  • More information on the MEDC Loan for 303 Abbot Eliot Singer 08/23/12 new
  • Possible Default on MEDC Loan to East Lansing Eliot Singer 08/22/12 new
  • Millage, Further Thoughts Eliot Singer 08/21/12 new
  • "...citizens strongly support the library does not mean we are suckers." Eliot Singer 08/20/12 new
  • BCBS Brownfield Ante Upped on Council Agenda Eliot Singer 08/19/12 new
  • Red Cedar Golf Course Redevelopment Eliot Singer 08/10/12 new
  • Effective Process for Citizen-owned Evergreen Properties Eliot Singer 08/08/12 new
  • My Two Cents on St. Anne Lofts Paperwork Eliot Singer 08/05/12 new
  • State Representative Candidates Eliot Singer 08/04/12 new
  • Table-gate Eliot Singer 08/02/12 new
  • Response on RFP Process Eliot Singer 07/31/12 new
  • Finances and the Question of Keeping the City Owned Evergreen Properties Eliot Singer 07/30/12 new
  • Train Station Renovation Grant Eliot Singer 07/29/12 new
  • Important Tuesday Meeting on Formerly-Known-As-CC II and Fast-Tracked RFP Process Eliot Singer 07/29/12 new
  • Engineering Report on St. Anne Lofts Eliot Singer 07/26/12 new
  • St. Anne Lofts Update Eliot Singer 07/25/12 new
  • Ann Street Plaza Belongs to the People Eliot Singer 07/24/12 new
  • Purpose of the St. Anne Lofts Penthouse Eliot Singer 07/23/12 new
  • Follow up for Susan McGillicuddy Eliot Singer 07/15/12 new
  • Challenge Question on Redevelopment to 69th District Candidates Eliot Singer 07/14/12 new
  • East Lansing Power Rebooting Eliot Singer 07/13/12 new
  • Sweetheart Brownfield Assessment Concern on St. Anne Lofts: Once More with Feeling Eliot Singer 07/12/12 new
  • St. Anne Lofts (collapsed): "...issues that must be resolved before the developer is given the go ahead to proceed:" Eliot Singer 07/10/12 new
  • Taxable Value for St. Anne Lofts Must Be Done as Well as for CC II Due Diligence Eliot Singer 07/07/12 new
  • Proper Brownfield Amendment Procedure for St. Anne Lofts in the Community's Best Interest Eliot Singer 07/07/12 new
  • St. Anne Lofts: Safety First Eliot Singer 07/02/12 new
  • Moving Forward: The BANs Eliot Singer 06/30/12 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • License to Be Killed Eliot Singer 03/22/12 new
  • New Letter from Superintendent on Bond Eliot Singer 02/23/12 new
  • School Bond: Bonding Capacity Eliot Singer 02/19/12 new
  • Another Outrageous East Lansing Brownfield Eliot Singer 02/15/12 new
  • Reply to Scott Boehme Eliot Singer 02/14/12 new
  • More Trouble at Chandler Crossings Eliot Singer 02/09/12 new
  • DDA Revenue Bonds and the BANs Eliot Singer 02/07/12 new
  • Some Elements of an East Lansing Reform Agenda (Brownfield Redevelopment Authority) Eliot Singer 02/03/12 new
  • Some Elements of an East Lansing Reform Agenda (Open Government) Eliot Singer 02/03/12 new
  • Some Elements of an East Lansing Reform Agenda (Garage and Public Works Services Fund:) Eliot Singer 02/03/12 new
  • Some Elements of an East Lansing Reform Agenda (Citizen Protection from Fraud, Financial Recklessness, and Conflicts of Interest) Eliot Singer 02/03/12 new
  • Some Elements of an East Lansing Reform Agenda (Clarification of Debt Service Accounting:) Eliot Singer 02/03/12 new
  • Some Elements of an East Lansing Reform Agenda (Automobile Parking System Fund) Eliot Singer 02/03/12 new
  • Some Elements of an East Lansing Reform Agenda (Debt Service Fund:) Eliot Singer 02/03/12 new
  • Some Elements of an East Lansing Reform Agenda (Downtown Development Authority) Eliot Singer 02/03/12 new
  • Some Elements of an East Lansing Reform Agenda (Public Right to Full Financial Information) Eliot Singer 02/03/12 new
  • Some Elements of an East Lansing Reform Agenda (Sewer and Water Funds) Eliot Singer 02/03/12 new
  • Some Elements of an East Lansing Reform Agenda (Reconfiguring Power Between Elected City Council and Unelected City Manager) Eliot Singer 02/03/12 new
  • Some Elements of an East Lansing Reform Agenda (complete essay) Eliot Singer 02/03/12 new
  • Some Elements of an East Lansing Reform Agenda (Building Authority Fund:) Eliot Singer 02/03/12 new
  • BANs on the Consent Agenda Eliot Singer 01/31/12 new
  • Selling Shell Companies Instead of Properties Eliot Singer 01/29/12 new
  • City Manager Candidate Darnell Earley Supports Snyder's Emergency Manager Law Eliot Singer 01/16/12 new
  • City Manager Candidate Personal Statements Eliot Singer 01/16/12 new
  • City Manager Search Eliot Singer 01/13/12 new
  • East Lansing Bonds and Brownfield/Tax Increment Financing Projects Part 2: Concepts Eliot Singer 01/07/12 new
  • East Lansing Bonds and Brownfield/Tax Increment Financing Projects Part I: Preface and General Observations (with attached) Eliot Singer 01/04/12 new
  • Self-Financing Debt Service Deficits Eliot Singer 12/17/11 new
  • On FY 2010-2011 East Lansing Financial Report Eliot Singer 12/06/11 new
  • City Center II FOIA: Debt Service for the Baird Bond Series Eliot Singer, East Lansing 11/20/11 new
  • New Lansing Business Incubator Eliot Singer 11/10/11 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
  • The role of a free press and investigative journalism Eliot Singer 10/19/11 new
  • City Center II: The Facts about the BANs and the DDA’s Evergreen and 303 Abbot Properties Eliot Singer 10/18/11 new
  • "...cuts to public services to pay for a failed real estate speculation,..." Eliot Singer 10/15/11 new
  • 10/13/11 new
  • City Center II $34 Million Risk More Important Than Mark Meadows Eliot Singer 10/04/11 new
  • Thanks for the correction Eliot Singer 09/29/11 new
  • Old DPW Sale and Redevelopment Eliot Singer 09/27/11 new
  • Public Debate and, "...risk the city's solvency to pursue City Center II..." /Reply to Councilmember Goddeeris Eliot Singer 09/20/11 new
  • Follow Up on Email to Council Eliot Singer 09/19/11 new
  • Input on Criteria for a Good City Manager to Be Placed in Council Packet Not Diverted to Staff Eliot Singer 09/17/11 new
  • . Re: 09/14/11#2/East Lansing/City Council -2011/City Manager Search/McMillan/ Eliot Singer 09/15/11 new
  • Re: City Manager Selection Process/Tuesday Council Work Session Eliot Singer 09/14/11 new
  • Executive Search Eliot Singer 09/11/11 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
  • Technology Innovation Center: Zip for Our Gift Eliot Singer 07/31/11 new
  • City Council Candidates 2011 Eliot Singer 07/28/11 new
  • Response Eliot Singer 05/28/11 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
  • East Lansing’s Subsidized "Technology Innovation Center" Eliot Singer 05/12/11 new
  • Request for Public Review of East Lansing DDA Budget Eliot Singer 05/04/11 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
  • Amend East Lansing Charter to Add Finance Commission? Eliot Singer, East Lansing 03/16/11 new
  • Return of the Living Dead Ad Nauseum Eliot Singer, East Lansing 03/03/11 new
  • Brownfield Tax Credits Eliot Singer, East Lansing 03/01/11 new
  • Brownfields Eliot Singer 02/18/11 new
  • Follow-up Analysis of BCBS development poll, with attached poll documents Eliot Singer 12/09/10 new
  • Provide a Business Model for Development Projects Eliot Singer 11/27/10 new
  • Review and Discussion: PART 4.1 Eliot Singer 09/24/10 new
  • Remedies: PART 4.2 Eliot Singer 09/24/10 new
  • Financing Tax Increment Financing: Part 3.1 Eliot Singer 09/22/10 new
  • Examples: PART 3.2 Eliot Singer 09/22/10 new
  • Several Criticisms of How TIF Actually Works: PART 2.2 Eliot Singer 09/18/10 new
  • Understanding Tax Increment Financing -PART 2.1 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
  • "...why the "phantom" HUD loan guarantee application matters." Eliot Singer 08/25/10 new
  • Analysis of East Lansing's Technology Innovation Center Eliot Singer 07/30/10 new
  • Arithmetically Challenged Finance, Once Again Eliot Singer 06/29/10 new
  • Follow up on Previous Market Analysis Eliot Singer 06/11/10 new
  • An Unauthorized Market Analysis of City Center II Eliot Singer 06/06/10 new
  • 04/26/15
  • 300 W Grand River (formerly known as Gateway) on Planning Commission Agenda Eliot Singer 02/08/15
  • Revised Trowbridge Brownfield from 50-50 to 65-35 in favor of developer Eliot Singer 08/24/14
  • Municpal League on Infrastructure Eliot Singer 10/11/13
  • Ann St. Plaza (once more without much feeling) Eliot Singer 10/01/13
  • Black Cat Bistro Liquor License on Council Agenda Eliot Singer 02/04/13
  • SN on Request for Proposals for City Owned "Park District" Properties Eliot Singer 08/30/12
  • Citizens Meeting Eliot Singer 06/30/12
  • Non-union Labor at East Lansing Public-Private Developments Eliot Singer 06/29/12
  • City Center II Rejected Eliot Singer 06/27/12
  • City Center II Due Diligence Eliot Singer 06/26/12
  • Michigan Ave. Sidewalk Is Eyesore of the Week Eliot Singer 06/24/12
  • 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
  • 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
  • SN Story on Mark Meadows Eliot Singer 05/23/12
  • 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
  • $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
  • 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
  • The Bad Borrowing Millage Eliot Singer 04/11/12
  • BANs Refinancing Eliot Singer 04/05/12
  • For Shame Eliot Singer 04/04/12
  • Another Message to Council Eliot Singer 04/03/12
  • CORRECTION Eliot Singer 04/03/12
  • Response to Bill Weckesser Eliot Singer 04/01/12
  • My message to Council regarding due diligence and the high stakes, high risk, pre-development agreement Eliot Singer 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
  • Analysis of CC II Financing Plan Eliot Singer 03/19/12
  • Getting Real on a City Center II Financial Plan Eliot Singer 03/19/12
  • For (emergency) Publication: Council Work Session to Discuss City Center II Financing Eliot Singer 03/16/12
  • Review of Cost of Unwarranted Debt Service Eliot Singer 03/15/12
  • "We don't talk about that" Eliot Singer 03/12/12
  • Progressive Educational Reform Eliot Singer 03/05/12
  • Incentivizing Eliot Singer 03/05/12
  • School Buildings and Educational Reform Eliot Singer 03/03/12
  • What Next? Eliot Singer 02/29/12
  • Reflection on School Bond Election Eliot Singer 02/27/12
  • School Bond: Further Analysis of Bonding Capacity Eliot Singer 02/25/12
  • 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
  • " transportation hub to nowhere" Eliot Singer 08/16/10
  • On Nathan Triplett Eliot Singer 05/23/10
  • Credibility on City Center II Eliot Singer 05/20/10
  • Taxes, Problem Solving, and Community Building Eliot Singer 05/02/10