Late Tuesday night, East Lansing City Council decided not to adopt Ordinance 1566 after a months-long debate over how to handle homelessness in downtown.
- East Lansing City Council voted 4-1 against adopting Ordinance 1566, which would have changed city code around public spaces.
- The ordinance would have made interfering with city-sponsored or permitted events in public places a misdemeanor.
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East Lansing votes down homelessness ordinance
The measure would’ve prohibited interference with city-sponsored or permitted events in public places. Violators would have faced a misdemeanor charge, and that’s where some council members drew the line.
“If it was not a misdemeanor I’d probably be more receptive to it. But as it’s worded right now I can’t support it,” said council member Mark Meadows.
Council member Steven Whelan echoed those reservations…