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November 14-20, 2012 City Pulse • November 14, 2012 www.lansingcitypulse.com 3 Ingham County Animal Shelter To adopt one of these pets from the ICAS call (517) 676-8370. 600 Curtis St., Mason, MI 48854. ac.ingham.org “ ” A landmark theater event.-TIME Magazine Winner! ® Penelope Churchill 2 011 To n y Penelope is a young basset/boston terrier mix who is A regal Russian Blue from the street of a local trailer park, 5Awards equal parts play and cuddle. but he doesn't show any signs of being an "alley" cat. Sponsored by: Dale & Matt Schrader In Memory of Whitey NationalTheatre of Great Britain and Bob Boyett present Liz Hayle Liz is is curious and friendly. She can be quite feisty and Hayle is an older cat, almost 6 years old. She is declaswed loves to play. A great choice for an active family. on all four feet, and needs a home without dogs. Sponsored by: Sponsored by: Everybody Reads Books & Stuff Diane Castle Realtor 517-327-5189 Pepsi Kanoa Pepsi is your average cat. He is affectionate, loving, and Kanoa is a sweet, young dog who will need a family will- enjoys a nice nap in a perch or windowsill. ing to help him become a confident, outgoing guy. Sponsored by: Golden Harvest Sponsored by: Schuler Books Sunshine Boscoe Sunshine is an active girl but she calms quickly. A chubby puggle who snorts and grumbles. He hasn't had She's is very people oriented. a lot of training, but he just wants a lap to snuggle in. Sponsored by: Sponsored by: Steve Miller Linn & Owen Jewelers, 517-482-0054 Sarabi Sarabi is an older girl, but has plenty of energy still. She is all 4 declawed and good with other cats. In Memory of Betty Okemos Madeline 1802 W. Grand River Madeline is a typical beagle: friendly, 517.349.8435 EXPERIENCE IT LIVE ON STAGE! sweet, and loves to follow her nose! Dewitt Sponsored by: 12286 U.S. 127 517.669.8824 MSU’s Wharton Center Lansing DECEMBER 5-9 5200 S. MLK 517.882.1611 TICKETS ON SALE NOW! 5206 W. Saginaw Hwy. 517.323.6920 WHARTONCENTER.COM • 1-800-WHARTON Charlotte 515 Lansing Road East Lansing engagement welcomed by Demmer Corporation; www.soldanspet.com 517.541.1700 Farm Bureau Insurance; Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn; and MSU Department of Radiology. Sponsor a pet on the next Adoption Page for only $35 — $6 goes to the shelter. To sponsor, call by Nov 3: 999-5061 Now!! Adopt a pet on this page & Soldan's will warhorseonstage.com thank you with a $10 gift certificate. Contact (517) 999-5061 after you adopt. 4 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • November 14, 2012 Have something to say about a local issue or an item that appeared in our pages? Now you have two ways to sound off: VOL. 12 1.) Write a letter to the editor: 2.) Write a guest column: ISSUE 14 • E-mail: [email protected] Contact Berl Schwartz for more information: • Snail mail: City Pulse, 1905 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing, MI 48912 [email protected] • Fax: (517) 371-5800 or (517) 999-5061 (517) 371-5600 • Fax: (517) 999-6061 • 1905 E. Michigan Ave. • Lansing, MI 48912 • www.lansingcitypulse.com (Please include your name, address and telephone number so we can reach you. Keep letters to 250 words or fewer. City Pulse reserves the right to edit letters and columns.) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES: (517) 999-6705 PAGE CLASSIFIED AD INQUIRIES: (517) 999-5066 or email [email protected] PUBLIC NOTICES 6 EDITOR AND PUBLISHER • Berl Schwartz [email protected] • (517) 999-5061 MANAGING/NEWS EDITOR • Andy Balaskovitz City Council to consider new ordinance [email protected] • (517) 999-5064 after Niowave pole barn fallout ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR • Allan I. Ross Ingham County seeks proposals from experienced and qualified electrical firms or individuals for [email protected] • (517) 999-5068 the purpose of entering into a contract to install wiring for the installation of 55 County-supplied PRODUCTION MANAGER • Rachel Harper video visitation units at the Ingham County Jail and the Human Services Building. The scope of PAGE [email protected] • (517) 999-5066 this request can be found in the proposal document which is posted on-line at http://pu.ingham.org CALENDAR EDITOR • Dana Casadei under the Current Bids link and assigned #65-12. See proposal document for details. To schedule 11 [email protected] • (517) 999-5069 a date and time to view the worksite, please contact Mike Hughes at 517-676-8232. Proposals are STAFF WRITERS due on December 11th by 11:00 AM in the Purchasing Office. Lawrence Cosentino [email protected] • (517) 999-5063 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS Drink and paint at new Lansing business EAST LANSING ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Sam Inglot [email protected] • (517) 999-5065 Notice is hereby given of the following public hearings to be held by the East Lansing Zoning Board MARKETING/PROMOTIONS COORDINATOR/ of Appeals on Wednesday, December 5, 2012, beginning at 7:00 p.m., in the 54 B District Court, PAGE SOCIAL MEDIA CONSULTANT • Rich Tupica Courtroom 1, 101 Linden Street, East Lansing: [email protected] • (517) 999-6710 1. A public hearing will be held on the appeal of Joseph W. Goodsir, Jr. requesting a variation 22 ADVERTISING MANAGER for the property located at 121 Beal Street, in the RM-14, Low Density Multiple-Family Shelly Olson Residential District from the following requirements of Chapter 50 - Zoning of the Code of [email protected] • (517) 999-6705 the City of East Lansing: ADVERTISING New food column He Ate/She Ate rates Denise Dennis a. Article VIII. Section 50-815(3), to permit new driveway paving to remain where all of the new East Lansing restaurant Red Haven [email protected] • (517) 703-7130 on-site parking and access facilities do not comply with all applicable Code requirements; Michael McCallum specifically, the driveway is not set back a minimum of three (3) feet along the entire north [email protected] • (517) 484-4072 (side yard) property line; and COVER Contributors: Justin Bilicki, Bill Castanier, Mary C. Cusack, b. Article VIII. Section 50-816(4), to permit a portion of the new driveway to remain less than ART Tom Helma, Terry Link, Kyle Melinn, Dennis Preston, Joe Torok, Rich the required three (3) feet off the north property line (side yard). Tupica, Paul Wozniak, Amanda Harrell-Seyburn, Ute Von Der Heyden, Judy Winter Delivery drivers: Abdulmahdi Al-Rabiah, Dave Fisher, Karen The applicant is requesting the variances to remedy violations created as a result of paving without Navarra, Noelle Navarra, Brent Robison, Steve Stevens the required permit. FUTURE OF CRISTO by RACHEL HARPER Interns: Hélène Dryden, Randiah Green, Andrea Raby 2. A public hearing will be held on the appeal of Joseph W. Goodsir, Jr. requesting a variation Editor & Publisher for the property located at 614 Charles Street, in the R-2, Medium Density Single-Family Berl Residential District, from the following requirements of Chapter 50 - Zoning of the Code of CITY PULSE ON THE AIR Schwartz the City of East Lansing: THIS WEEK 7 p.m. Wednesdays a. Article VIII. Section 50-815(3), to permit a gravel parking area to be paved where all Al Salas and Lorenzo Lopez on Cristo Rey Community Center of the on-site parking and access facilities do not comply with all applicable Code Pat Lindemann, Ingham County Drain Commissioner requirements; specifically, the driveway and the garage are not set back a minimum of three (3) feet along the entire north (side yard) property line and the ground coverage is Yannet Lathrop, Policy Analyst Fellow, Michigan League for Public Policy exceeded by 11%; b. Article IV. Section 50-301, to permit the ground coverage to exceed the allowed ground coverage by 11% and the garage to be set back less than the required three (3) feet; c. Article VIII. Section 50-816(4), to permit the proposed driveway at the north property line (side yard) to remain set back less than the required three (3) feet. The applicant is requesting the variances in order to install paving where gravel currently exists. 3. A public hearing will be held on the appeal of Joseph W. Goodsir, Jr. requesting a variation for the property located at 310 Beal Street, in the R-2, Medium Density Single-Family Residential District, from the following requirements of Chapter 50 - Zoning of the Code of the City of East Lansing: a. Article VIII. Section 50-815(3), to permit new driveway paving to remain where all of the on-site parking and access facilities do not comply with all applicable Code requirements; specifically, the driveway is not set back a minimum of three (3) feet along the entire property line; and b. Article VIII. Section 50-816(4), to permit the new driveway at the south side property line (side yard) to remain set back less than the required three (3) feet. The applicant is requesting the variances to remedy violations created as a result of paving without the required permit. Call (517) 319-6930, the Department of Planning, Building and Development, East Lansing City Hall, 410 Abbot Road, East Lansing, for additional information. All persons interested in these appeals will be given an opportunity to be heard. The City of East Lansing will provide reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as interpreters for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting, to individuals with disabilities upon request received by the City seven (7) calendar days prior to the meeting.