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Council holds public hearing on sub‑2‑acre wetland at 2447 East Lake Lansing Road and defers regulatory decision
Summary
The council opened a public hearing April 8 to decide whether a sub‑2‑acre wetland at 2447 East Lake Lansing Road should be regulated under the city’s wetland ordinance and deferred the decision to April 22 to allow staff to collect additional documentation.
The East Lansing City Council opened a public hearing April 8 to decide whether a sub‑2‑acre wetland at 2447 East Lake Lansing Road should be designated as "essential" and therefore regulated under the city’s wetland protection ordinance (Chapter 49). After hearing staff, the property owner and engineers, the council voted to defer the regulatory decision to April 22 to allow additional documentation and analysis.
Michelle Shalakas, the property owner and developer for the proposed Magic of Plea nature preschool, told the council her project team had obtained a jurisdictional determination from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) on March 21 saying EGLE did not require a state wetland permit for the proposed preschool. She said consultants completed an on‑site delineation last summer…
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