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Business owners and residents urge action on downtown safety; council considers discussion-only session
Summary
Business owners, residents and students reported violence, loitering and noisy modified mufflers in downtown East Lansing and asked council for tailored loitering and camping rules, more policing, and access to bodycam footage; council members proposed a discussion-only meeting to develop options.
Multiple downtown business owners and residents told the council that late-night loitering, camping and violent incidents have damaged the business district’s safety and economic vitality. Ali Hader, who said he has owned a downtown business for about 30 years, described loitering and camping on Grand River and Abbott and urged the council to “bring back a narrowly…
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