http://www.statenews.com East Village-area property owners upset about a recent Lansing State Journal letter to the editor by an East Lansing official had their say Tuesday at the East Lansing City Council meeting. en-us Gryphon 2.2.3b-tsn (woodward)/Foundry5 Thu, 05 Mar 2009 22:18:30 -0500 webmaster@statenews.com http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/33853 “Yeadon said laws against chanting and shooting off fire extinguishers were among the actions in question.” WTF? How do you possibly codify that and enforce it? Are they going to go back and look at pictures and if anyone has their mouth open they will be thrown in jail? This shows just how far the city is willing to take this just to keep from getting one night of bad press. Apparently nothing is off the table for these old curmudgeons. I hope Nathan Triplett is trying to provide the voice of the students in all of this, otherwise shame on you Nate. Wed, 04 Mar 2009 12:02:41 -0500 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/33853 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/33856 Check out the page about the East Village project from East Lansing’s website and tell me this thing is not a done deal. http://www.cityofeastlansing.com/EastVillage/ Here is the opening paragraph: “The East Lansing/MSU community HAS EMBARKED on an innovative project to create an exciting urban neighborhood known as East Village. This high-density, mixed-use development WILL BE a unique addition to our city, enhancing the college town atmosphere. The development WILL ENABLE East Lansing to become a more attractive and dynamic destination with an even higher quality of life.” (emphasis added) That is not the language of discussion and dialogue. That is the language of this is being a done deal with all the gears already in motion. All that is left now is giving the appearance of taking input from citizens and property holders. Wed, 04 Mar 2009 12:17:42 -0500 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/33856 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/34010 cedar village isnt blight! its ridiculous for people to think that…in east village powerpoints they show pictures of georgios and 7-11 and call it blight…blight is when a neighborhood look decrepit and bombed out (ie parts of detroit)…while cedar village may not be the most aesthetically pleasing neighborhood in parts it most certainly inst blight Thu, 05 Mar 2009 22:18:30 -0500 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/34010