Downtown safety concerns in East Lansing have prompted the Downtown Management Board to request that city officials consider implementing a loitering ordinance.
- The Downtown Management Board voted Thursday to send a letter to city council about implementing a loitering ordinance.
- Business owners like Ali Haider have been vocal about safety concerns in downtown East Lansing.
- East Lansing previously had a loitering ban that was amended in December 2020.
Downtown business owners have been raising concerns about safety issues for months.
WATCH: East Lansing business owners push for loitering ordinance amid safety concerns
East Lansing Downtown Management Board urging city council to consider a loitering ordinance to combat safety issues
“It’s a very, very crazy scene if you come between 1 am to 3 am,” said Ali Haider, a downtown business owner.
I first spoke to Haider back in September, after he showed me a video that he says shows his employee being assaulted twice inside his downtown business…