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East Lansing council postpones camping and loitering ordinance after heated public comment
Summary
After hours of public testimony criticizing proposed loitering and camping rules and calling for police accountability, council postponed action on ordinance 15-60 to the first business meeting in February for further legal review and refinement.
East Lansing City Council on Jan. 6 postponed consideration of ordinance 15-60, a proposed amendment to Ordinance 11-41 that would add rules governing camping in public places and loitering in parking structures, after extended public comment and debate.
Dozens of residents and local advocates spoke during public comment and again during the ordinance hearing, sharply divided over whether the measure would improve downtown safety or criminalize homelessness. Rebecca Kaysen, executive director of the Women’s Center of Greater Lansing, told council, “Do you actually care? Do you actually…
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