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Lansing Council approves 15-foot Consumers Energy easement near Fenner Nature Center and Evergreen Cemetery
Summary
After extended public comment and committee negotiation, Lansing City Council approved a 15-foot utility easement allowing Consumers Energy to install a 12-inch natural gas pipeline along Fenner Nature Center and Evergreen Cemetery; the agreement includes restoration commitments and a $2,225 deposit to the cemetery enterprise fund for the Evergreen portion.
Lansing City Council on Nov. 17 approved a Consumers Energy request for a 15-foot utility easement along the northern edge of Fenner Nature Center and Evergreen Cemetery to place a new 12-inch natural gas pipeline.
Council member Adam Hussain, who led the item out of committee, said the agreement includes protections requiring Consumers Energy to restore any disturbed easement areas "to its previous condition as reasonably practical" and commits $2,225 from the Evergreen portion of the easement to the cemetery enterprise fund. "There was quite a bit of work done at the committee level," Hussain said during the meeting, citing…
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