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Speakers urge action on long-standing red-tagged properties and call for more wards
Summary
During public comment, residents criticized the city for allowing red-tagged properties to accumulate and urged stronger enforcement and changes to ward apportionment; a commenter also raised concerns about neighborhood division and the Charter Commission's need to increase the number of wards.
Public comment at the Lansing City Council meeting included extended criticism of the city's handling of long-standing red-tagged properties and a call for changes to ward boundaries and representation.
Nicholas Zandy told the council the city had long neglected properties that were red tagged and that the resulting backlog of show-cause hearings is now taking much of council time. "By…
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