- Dangerous Sidewalks Repair Budget Eliot Singer 05/20/13 new
- FIX IT!!!! (Ordinance 1289 Again) 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
- DTN, and City Hall, Must Play by the Rules Eliot Singer 03/09/13 new
- Correction on Pubic Response Post on DTN 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
- No Parking Eliot Singer 12/04/12 new
- Little Bank Building 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
- Income-Qualified "Buy-Downs" to Sell Avondale Square Houses Eliot Singer 09/02/12 new
- Trash Talk Eliot Singer 09/02/12 new
- Red Cedar Golf Course Redevelopment Update Eliot Singer 08/28/12 new
- A Tax and Spend Liberal's Tax Day Lament 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
- Meadows Campaign Contributions from Strathmore Development Company Eliot Singer 05/25/12 new
- Yet Another Strathmore Foreclosure: Bonita Exchange Eliot Singer 04/24/12 new
- Due Diligence Questions Eliot Singer 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 (Citizen Protection from Fraud, Financial Recklessness, and Conflicts of Interest) 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 (Clarification of Debt Service Accounting:) 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 (Brownfield Redevelopment Authority) Eliot Singer 02/03/12 new
- Some Elements of an East Lansing Reform Agenda (Building Authority Fund:) 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 (Public Right to Full Financial Information) 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 (Sewer and Water Funds) 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 (Debt Service Fund:) Eliot Singer 02/03/12 new
- Some Elements of an East Lansing Reform Agenda (Automobile Parking System 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 Personal Statements Eliot Singer 01/16/12 new
- City Manager Candidate Darnell Earley Supports Snyder's Emergency Manager Law 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
- Strathmore track record Eliot Singer 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
- Remedies: PART 4.2 Eliot Singer 09/24/10 new
- Review and Discussion: PART 4.1 Eliot Singer 09/24/10 new
- Examples: PART 3.2 Eliot Singer 09/22/10 new
- Financing Tax Increment Financing: Part 3.1 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
- Development Delusions: The Dark Side of Tax Increment Financing -PART 1.3 Eliot Singer 09/16/10 new
- Preface: The Dark Side of Tax Increment Financing -PART 1: 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
- 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
- Sheriff's Foreclosure Auction Set for Strathmore's Bonita Springs Eliot Singer 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
- The Bad Borrowing Millage Eliot Singer 04/11/12
- Why Debt Self-Financing is Fatally Flawed Eliot Singer 04/11/12
- BANs Refinancing Eliot Singer 04/05/12
- For Shame Eliot Singer 04/04/12
- CORRECTION Eliot Singer 04/03/12
- Another Message to Council 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
- Incentivizing Eliot Singer 03/05/12
- Progressive Educational Reform 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
