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Council discusses asking Lansing charter review commission for voting seat on Board of Water and Light
Summary
Councilors debated whether East Lansing should request a voting representative on Lansing’s Board of Water and Light, agreed to ask the city manager to contact other jurisdictions with nonvoting seats and to monitor the Lansing Charter Review Commission public comment process before next steps.
East Lansing City Councilors on Feb. 11 discussed whether the city should ask the City of Lansing — through the Lansing Charter Review Commission and/or directly — to give East Lansing a voting seat on the Lansing Board of Water and Light (BWL).
Council member Altman argued the city is vulnerable because most East Lansing customers get power from BWL, BWL is not subject to Public Service Commission oversight, and East Lansing lacks voting representation. He said representation would help…
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