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East Lansing delays business‑license fee changes after councilors seek more data on police responses and staffing
Summary
The City Council voted unanimously Feb. 4 to defer proposed amendments to business license fees for entertainment and restaurant categories until March 4 to gather additional input from downtown businesses and refine a proposal to bill certain entertainment businesses for actual police response costs.
At its Feb. 4 meeting the East Lansing City Council voted unanimously to defer consideration of amendments to business license fees for amusement/video arcade, dance hall, entertainment, restaurant, and takeout stores and to defer repeal of an existing moratorium. The council moved the item to the March 4, 2025 business meeting to allow staff to gather more feedback from downtown hospitality stakeholders and refine proposed billing definitions.
City Manager staff told council the revised approach would, for certain entertainment businesses (primarily downtown bars), allow the…
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