Public Response

City of East Lansing >> City Council -2011 - 2013

Dear Neighbors and Those Concerned with Good Government: Jeffrey Hank 06/17/13 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
" ...assessment not challenged by any member of Council..." Phil Bellfy 06/06/13 new
Sale of Lot 4 and of Lot 8 Must Go to the Voters: No More Ifs, Ands, or Buts Eliot Singer 06/06/13 new
Vote on Sale of "City-Owned Properties Mandated by Charter Phil Bellfy 06/05/13 new
Park District: Facts of Life Eliot Singer 06/04/13 new
Investing in Next Generation Infrastructure Jeffrey Hank 05/29/13 new
FIX IT!!!! (Ordinance 1289 Again) Eliot Singer 05/20/13 new
Three Immediate Measures Jeffrey Hank 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
EAST LANSING CITIZENS FOR A PUBLIC SERVANT CITY ATTORNEY Jeffrey Hank 05/15/13 new
East Lansing Historic Districts Phil Bellfy 05/14/13 new
Response to Alice Dreger on Park District Eliot Singer 05/13/13 new
"Aging in Place": Fight Age Discrimination in East Lansing! Eliot Singer 05/12/13 new
"...observations about the Park District plans." Alice Dreger 05/12/13 new
"...Council member Triplett loves to distract." Alice Dreger 05/10/13 new
Process for Comprehensive Plan Eliot Singer 05/09/13 new
councilman Triplett Bill Weckesser 05/09/13 new
Third Set of Easement Documents Phil Bellfy 05/08/13 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
City Attorney Renewal Contract Phil Bellfy 04/27/13 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
Matt Hagan on Ordinance 1287 (Planning Commission Meeting 04/17/13 Matt Hagan 04/23/13 new
JEFF HANK CALLS ON CITY COUNCIL TO END TICKET REVENUE GREED NOW: PART 1 Jeffery Hank 04/21/13 new
EXEMPTIONS UNDER THE FREEDOMM OF INFORMATION ACT Phil Bellfy 04/19/13 new
April 17 Park District Review Committee Meeting Eliot Singer 04/18/13 new
Bailey Neighborhood: Property Values and Fences James Cuddeback 04/17/13 new
Message to the Park District Review Committee Eliot Singer 04/16/13 new
"The Only Dance There Is" - Ram Das Bill Weckesser 04/16/13 new
"...the solution just causes more problems?" Cindy Herfindahl 04/16/13 new
"...Ordinance 1287 is the proposed Parking / Landscaping Ordinance..." Brian Hagan 04/15/13 new
Decaying Bailey Neighborhood: We Are Your Neighbors James Cuddeback 04/14/13 new
Boku v. CADA: CC II Soap Opera Continued Eliot Singer 04/13/13 new
Comments on a Few Current Items Eliot Singer 04/09/13 new
Note from Doug Jester Doug Jester 04/08/13 new
Park District Review Team: How each member reviewed each developer Alice Dreger 04/08/13 new
Fine dining and alcohol John Kloswick 04/03/13 new
"Judas, Priest people!" Eliot Singer 04/02/13 new
The Lying of Lot 1 Eliot Singer 03/30/13 new
"providing services to its constituents"? Phil Bellfy 03/30/13 new
Comment on Park District Review Committee Meeting Eliot Singer 03/28/13 new
"Regarding the Park District review meeting this evening." Alice Dreger 03/27/13 new
Lansing's Budget and Creative Thinking about East Lansing Finance Eliot Singer 03/26/13 new
Ordinance 1282 -kenneling in neighborhoods Bret Gillespie 03/25/13 new
Responses to Park District Proposal Supplementary Questions Eliot Singer 03/23/13 new
"You'd be dissenting from the urban planning doctrines" Bill Weckesser 03/21/13 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
Ordinance 1285 / doggie daycare kennel in a residential area Megan Chumbley 03/17/13 new
AN UNANSWERED QUESTION Jeffery Hank 03/15/13 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
"What a wasted opportunity" Bert Seyfarth 03/11/13 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
"The key to a vibrant East Lansing isn’t the downtown." Bill Weckesser 03/08/13 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
Park District Proposals, First Glance Eliot Singer 02/10/13 new
Dear Councilman Triplett: Bill Weckesser 02/10/13 new
Buying the Private CC II Properties Eliot Singer 02/10/13 new
Bygones Eliot Singer 02/06/13 new
"MEMO TO VIC ..." Phil Bellfy 02/04/13 new
Arts Versus MSU, Not So Much Eliot Singer 01/29/13 new
Re: Triplett's Ordinance 1293 / Weckesser Susan Schmidt 01/27/13 new
Response to Bill Weckesser on Students Voting Eliot Singer 01/27/13 new
Triplett's Ordinance 1293 Bill Weckesser 01/26/13 new
Home Invasion & Safety Issues (ELPS) Christine Kuszai 01/18/13 new
Humpty Dumpty Tom Phil Bellfy 01/11/13 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
Reply to Icy Sidewalks Don Bosman 12/23/12 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
PHIL BELLFY FILES REMOVAL PETITION WITH THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE Phil Bellfy 12/18/12 new
"…he wants to throw out the 50/50 rules on bar sales…" Bill Weckesser 12/16/12 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
A NEW CHAPTER IN THE CONTINUING "ST. ANNE'S MYSTERY" SERIES Phil Bellfy 12/09/12 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
"Simplistic pictures…" Jon Pumplin 12/06/12 new
Truth of Truth Bill Weckesser 12/05/12 new
No Parking Eliot Singer 12/04/12 new
RFQP and CC II Private Property Site Plans 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
" A leopard does not change his spots." Bill Weckesser 11/27/12 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
Response to both Travis and to Eliot Phil Bellfy 11/15/12 new
EL Citizens Concerned mtg. Thursday; revised RFQP for review Submitted by Chris Root 11/14/12 new
Reply to Travis Stoliker Eliot Singer 11/14/12 new
Why not just sell the $5.6 million in properties? Travis Stoliker 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
Update and meeting on Thursday, Nov. 15 at 7:00pm at Hannah Center Chris Root 10/31/12 new
STRATHMORE IN DEFAULT ON "LITTLE BANK BUILDING" DEMOLITION Phil Bellfy 10/30/12 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
"So let's all who can, support the library, but not with a millage." Scott Boehme 10/25/12 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
"City Attorney Appears to Play Both Sides in Legal Agreement" Alice Dreger 10/16/12 new
"Lansing's Reutter Park Place Development Tax Delinquency" Eliot Singer 10/16/12 new
" The Curious Case of the City Attorney's Retaining Wall" Alice Dreger 10/13/12 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
The So-called Community Input Sessions Eliot Singer 10/10/12 new
Reducing Further Risk on St. Anne Lofts Alice Dreger 10/08/12 new
Improving the Park District RFQP Eliot Singer 10/08/12 new
City Council to discuss "Park District" RFQP on Tuesday, Oct. 9 Chris Root 10/07/12 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
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE EAST LANSING CITY COUNCIL Phil Bellfy 09/23/12 new
"...problems are continuing since Asch's departure." Alice Dreger 09/23/12 new
Think before you close that fire station. Erick Williams 09/23/12 new
Koehler's Printing Brownfield Eliot Singer 09/23/12 new
$1.7 Million in "Capital Improvement Bonds" Eliot Singer 09/22/12 new
City Attorney Mounts Defense Against Corruption Charges Phil Bellfy 09/21/12 new
"…after a few decades of living in Okemos, his wife and he have decided to move to East Lansing" Alice Dreger 09/21/12 new
Don Power Deserves a "Thank You" Joe Reynolds 09/19/12 new
Save Money by Replacing Contractual with In-house City Attorney Eliot Singer 09/19/12 new
Request for Ethics Investigation- City Attorneys overseeing Home Invasions? Failure to Punish? Lying in Court Jeffery Hank 09/18/12 new
"Now comes the shell game" Bill Weckesser 09/18/12 new
EAST LANSING "CITY ATTORNEY" VIOLATES THE US CONSTITUTION Phil Bellfy 09/18/12 new
Mr. Power, with increasing questions and complaints about those 4-1 votes ... Alice Dreger 09/18/12 new
MSU-Affiliated Retirement Community Bill Weckesser 09/16/12 new
St. Anne Lofts: "Notice that several were sitting on the balcony wall ..." Alice Dreger 09/15/12 new
Three story cross on private apartment building, partly funded with public funds Hans Larsen 09/14/12 new
BREAKING NEWS: East Lansing Council hopefuls file suit against City Attorney See PR Note below 09/13/12 new
The People Street Bert Seyfarth 09/13/12 new
An MSU-Affiliated Retirement Community in the Blighted and Park Districts? Eliot Singer 09/12/12 new
In response to Alice Dreger's questions, I submit the following: Jeff Hank 09/11/12 new
Government Documents Related to: ST. ANNE LOFTS FOIA Requests by LSJ 09/11/12 new
IN ANSWER TO ALICE DREGER'S RECENT POST Phil Bellfy 09/10/12 new
City Attorney Review Criteria Eliot Singer 09/10/12 new
Bellfy recommends elimination of Historic Districts to encourage redevelopment in EL Phil Bellfy 09/10/12 new
TRIPLETT HIDES BEHIND A LAW THAT DOESN'T EXIST Alice Dreger 09/09/12 new
Question for the 16 Candidates -for city council appointment Alice Dreger 09/09/12 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
Jeffrey A. Hank - Submits Application for Appointment to East Lansing City Council Jeff Hank 09/08/12 new
Phil Bellfy - Submits Application for Appointment to East Lansing City Council Phil Bellfy 09/08/12 new
Gateway Project: Questions & Responses Chris Jerome 09/06/12 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
Friends and Supporters Don Power 09/01/12 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
"Consolidation, driven by tight budgets and pension deficits…" Bill Weckesser 08/24/12 new
More information on the MEDC Loan for 303 Abbot Eliot Singer 08/23/12 new
Crossroad at Albert & MAC Bill Weckesser 08/23/12 new
St. Ann Loft Image [Cross in Perspective] Alice Dreger 08/22/12 new
City Council Meeting Notes August 21, 2012 CONTINUED Alice Dreger 08/22/12 new
City Council Meeting Notes August 21, 2012 Alice Dreger 08/22/12 new
My summary of a few key items Alice Dreger 08/22/12 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
RESPONSE TO PEOPLES CHURCH -- CITY CENTER II -- MEETING Phil Bellfy 08/09/12 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
Letter to City Council Alice Dreger 08/05/12 new
State Representative Candidates Eliot Singer 08/04/12 new
"… response to Mr. Yurkon's comment on my call for a formal ethics investigation …" Alice Dreger 08/03/12 new
"… Legal Problem with Approval on St Anne Lofts…" Alice Dreger 08/03/12 new
"We await a diligent response by Council…" Rae Schnuth 08/02/12 new
"...the Church and their 'veto power'..." Phil Bellfy 08/02/12 new
Abstention Rule John Yurkon 08/02/12 new
Honest count of votes on St. Anne's Lofts should prompt reconsideration Steve Osborn 08/02/12 new
Table-gate Eliot Singer 08/02/12 new
Request for Ethics Investigation Alice Dreger 08/01/12 new
"... land sales be put on November's ballot..." Phil Bellfy 07/31/12 new
Response on RFP Process Eliot Singer 07/31/12 new
"…we can move forward." Ann Nichols 07/31/12 new
Tuesday July 31st Meeting on what remains of City Center II Steve Osborn 07/30/12 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
Train Station Susan McGillicuddy 07/29/12 new
PEOPLES CHURCH HOLDS THE KEY TO DEVELOPMENT IN AREA Phil Bellfy 07/29/12 new
"…Supreme Court Victory" Jeffery Hank 07/27/12 new
Engineering Report on St. Anne Lofts Eliot Singer 07/26/12 new
Response to the fireworks petition Don Bosman 07/26/12 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
St. Anne Lofts Update Eliot Singer 07/25/12 new
Ann Street Plaza Belongs to the People Eliot Singer 07/24/12 new
Petition: Repeal the Michigan Fireworks Safety (hah!) Act of 2011 Erik Altmann 07/24/12 new
ST. ANNE'S LOFTS --PRECEDENT AND CONSISTENCY-- AN OPEN LETTER TO THE EAST LANSING CITY COUNCIL Phil Bellfy 07/23/12 new
Purpose of the St. Anne Lofts Penthouse Eliot Singer 07/23/12 new
"Demand Accountability on St. Anne Lofts" Alice Dreger 07/22/12 new
The fireworks issue Erik Altmann 07/14/12 new
East Lansing Power Rebooting Eliot Singer 07/13/12 new
East Lansing Police Force - WOW! Bill Weckesser 07/13/12 new
Sweetheart Brownfield Assessment Concern on St. Anne Lofts: Once More with Feeling Eliot Singer 07/12/12 new
"Just what is the point?" Arthur Slabosky 07/12/12 new
City Council Meeting Notes: July 10, 2012 Alice Dreger 07/11/12 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
St. Anne Lofts: "It’s not like they were driving an unlicensed rickshaw." Bill Weckesser 07/10/12 new
The Phantom City Attorney Performance Review Phil Bellfy 07/09/12 new
St. Anne Lofts (collapsed): Council to act without meaningful review Alice Dreger 07/09/12 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
Next Meeting: Thursday evening, July 12 from 7:00 to 8:45 Christine Root 07/06/12 new
Reply to: Evaluating Land-Use Priorities to Benefit Education, Neighborhoods, and Business Don Bosman 07/06/12 new
"... Yeadon and McGinty are still fully in control of this City..." Phil Bellfy 07/05/12 new
Evaluating Land-Use Priorities to Benefit Education, Neighborhoods, and Business Bill Weckesser 07/05/12 new
"but common sense and decency." Scott Boehme 07/04/12 new
"...on the edge..." Scott Boehme 07/03/12 new
St. Anne Lofts: Safety First Eliot Singer 07/02/12 new
St. Anne's Loft (collapse) "…flagrant disregard for the rules." Alice Dreger 07/01/12 new
Priorities List Phil Bellfy 07/01/12 new
Moving Forward: The BANs Eliot Singer 06/30/12 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
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
"...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
More commercial space? Dugald McMillan 02/22/12 new
"...the silence from the other council members is deafening." Bill Weckesser 02/22/12 new
How Many? Keith Kurek 02/21/12 new
"...awful climate for small business downtown..." Jim Anderson 02/21/12 new
Understanding the Differences Kathleen Corkin Boyle 02/21/12 new
"East Lansing is choking on Mr. Triplett's red herrings." Bill Weckesser 02/21/12 new
OPEN MEETINGS ACT VIOLATION UPDATE -- MY SETTLEMENT OFFER TO COUNCIL Phil Bellfy 02/20/12 new
Library Building Scott Boehme 02/16/12 new
Another Outrageous East Lansing Brownfield Eliot Singer 02/15/12 new
"...bureaucrat over the entrepreneur; the liberal imperative to rule and regulate." Bill Weckesser 02/15/12 new
Reply to Scott Boehme Eliot Singer 02/14/12 new
DDA Revenue Bonds and the BANs Eliot Singer 02/07/12 new
Staton-Worshiping-Rubber-Stampers-Or-Honest Public Servants? Phil Bellfy 02/06/12 new
Community Conversation (01/23/12 E.L. Public Library -7PM) Produced & Edited by Scott Boehme 02/02/12 new
BANs on the Consent Agenda Eliot Singer 01/31/12 new
LATEST SET OF CITY ATTORNEY TAX FRAUD DOCUMENTS --MORE SMOKING GUNS OF DECEIT Phil Bellfy 01/29/12 new
Selling Shell Companies Instead of Properties Eliot Singer 01/29/12 new
"City Center II Property Transfer Agreement" Phil Bellfy 01/19/12 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
Council and City Attorney Charged With Open Meetings Violation Phil Bellfy 01/10/12 new
PRESS-ON-REGARDLESS Phil Bellfy 12/21/11 new
Self-Financing Debt Service Deficits Eliot Singer 12/17/11 new
A Modest Proposal for a Way Forward for the City Center II Disaster Zone Eliot Singer 11/07/11 new
NEWS YOU CAN USE -- EAST LANSING CITY COUNCIL PRESENTATION, NOV. 1, 2011 Phil Bellfy 11/02/11 new
CALL FOR CITIZEN INPUT AT TONIGHT'S COUNCIL MEETING Phil Bellfy 11/01/11 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
More City Center II Secrecy --Still Feeling Like a Mushroom Phil Bellfy 10/14/11 new
Strathmore track record Eliot Singer 10/13/11 new
More City Center II Secrecy Phil Bellfy 10/13/11 new
City Center II $34 Million Risk More Important Than Mark Meadows Eliot Singer 10/04/11 new
REDACTED CITY CENTER II DOCUMENTS --MORE SECRECY AND FANTASY FROM CITY HALL Phil Bellfy 09/30/11 new
Thanks for the correction Eliot Singer 09/29/11 new
Reply to "Old DPW Sale and Redevelopment" by Eliot Singer Chris Wolf 09/28/11 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
City Manager Search Dugald McMillan 09/14/11 new
Re: City Manager Selection Process/Tuesday Council Work Session Marie McKenna (asst. City Manager) 09/13/11 new
"... "...-stick to your promise..." Phil Bellfy 09/11/11 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
Reply to Posting of July 28, 2011 Scott Boehme (East Lansing, Michigan) 08/03/11 new
Technology Innovation Center: Zip for Our Gift Eliot Singer 07/31/11 new
City Council Candidates 2011 Eliot Singer 07/28/11 new
Taxpayers ON The Hook? Staton Walks Away! Audio by Scott Boehme interviewing Phil Bellfy 07/14/11 new
"...Can East Lansing afford to give McGinty $500,000 a year?" Phil Bellfy 06/21/11 new
Response Eliot Singer 05/28/11 new
RE: 05/27/1#1/East Lansing/City Council-2011/"...--THE PROJECT IS DEAD."/Bellfy/Wolf Chris Wolf 05/27/11 new
CITY CENTER II DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT HAS EXPIRED --THE PROJECT IS DEAD. Phil Bellfy 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
East Lansing’s Subsidized "Technology Innovation Center" Eliot Singer 05/12/11 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
"GROUPTHINK" Arthur Slabosky (East Lansing) 04/13/11 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
Notes from July 12 Meeting of Citizens Concerned Christine Root 07/20/12
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
"...cause for celebration..." Phil Bellfy 06/27/12
City Center II Rejected Eliot Singer 06/27/12
City Center II Due Diligence Eliot Singer 06/26/12
For The Public Record Phil Bellfy 06/25/12
Michigan Ave. Sidewalk Is Eyesore of the Week Eliot Singer 06/24/12
Nothing to envy! Steve Osborn 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
Why are we paying taxes? Scott Boehme 06/09/12
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
Health and Retirement Benefits Bill Weckesser 06/06/12
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
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
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
Overdue East Lansing City Attorney Performance Review Phil Bellfy 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
"Backup or pack up, it is your choice! " Scott Boehme (East Lansing, Michigan) 04/14/12
Morally, and Perhaps Soon to Be Financially, Bankrupt Eliot Singer 04/13/12
Governed By Fairy Tales Phil Bellfy 04/12/12
Why Debt Self-Financing is Fatally Flawed Eliot Singer 04/11/12
The Bad Borrowing Millage Eliot Singer 04/11/12
APOLOGY TO DENNIS MCGINTY Phil Bellfy 04/11/12
Improving Parking Downtown Jeffery Hank 04/09/12
Grocery Needed Downtown Jeffery Hank 04/07/12
BANs Refinancing Eliot Singer 04/05/12
For Shame Eliot Singer 04/04/12
CORRECTION Eliot Singer 04/03/12
CCII Nefarious hoodwinking. James Anderson (East Lansing) 04/03/12
Nefarious Demolition? Phil Bellfy 04/03/12
Another Message to Council Eliot Singer 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
When is Enough is Enough? Scott Boehme 03/23/12
"They were borrowing taxpayer money, all on the 'if come.' " Bill Weckesser 03/21/12
Gambling with Other People's Money is Addictive Eliot Singer 03/21/12
Rush to Rubberstamp? Eliot Singer 03/20/12
City Center II --"Due Diligence?" or "Continuing Madness"? Phil Bellfy 03/19/12
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
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
Bellfy V. City of East Lansing - Open Meetings Case Phil Bellfy 03/12/12
"We don't talk about that" Eliot Singer 03/12/12
"...Triplett is adamant that any lost revenue must be replaced." Bill Weckesser 03/12/12
"A Small Business IMpact" Bill Weckesser 03/05/12
The Clandestine Plan to Sell $28.4 Million in City Center II Bonds on October 1, 2011 Eliot Singer 11/11/11
FORMAL REQUEST FOR A CITY COUNCIL EXECUTIVE SESSION Phil Bellfy 11/01/11
(City Center II/Risky Developer), with attachments Eliot Singer 10/05/11

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