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Council tables downtown al‑fresco social district amid safety concerns; committee to study issues
Summary
After business owners and residents raised safety and late‑night enforcement concerns, council voted 4‑1 to table the proposed downtown social district (al fresco) while a new city directors' committee and the police chief evaluate downtown safety and enforcement implications under Public Act 01/2020.
The East Lansing City Council voted to table consideration of a proposed downtown al‑fresco social district while staff and a newly formed interdepartmental committee study enforcement, liability and downtown safety issues.
Marcia Gabrowski, director of the Downtown Development Authority, presented a proposed social district under Public Act 01/2020 and noted staff had updated the management and maintenance plan in response to earlier feedback. Chief John Brown told council…
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