The city of Lansing will not seek to immediately clear an encampment of unhoused community members in Old Town as part of its lawsuit against two landowners where the encampment is set up.
State Rep. Emily Dievendorf (D-Lansing) told WKAR News they met with Mayor Andy Schor on Tuesday and was told the city plans to attend its Aug. 13 court date but would shift the desired outcome away from immediately sweeping the camp.
Instead, Dievendorf said the goal would be to improve conditions in the encampment over the next three months while the city works on establishing a semi-permanent outdoor community on public land…