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FREE a newspaper for the rest of us www.lansingcitypulse.com August 5-11, 2015 Heroin epidemic Fatal overdoses on rise in Mid-Michigan. p. 5 New on Kalamazoo‟ Allen Neighborhood Center drives transformation on the east side. p. 12 2 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • August 5, 2015 City Pulse • August 5, 2015 www.lansingcitypulse.com 3 REQUEST FOR STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS CITY OF LANSING PROFSSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING INTERRCEPTOR IMPROVEMENTS Z-4-2015, 3165 E. Michigan Avenue The City of East Lansing is seeking firms to provide Professional Engineering Services for the design Rezoning from “F” Commercial & “J” Parking Districts to “E-1” Apartment Shop District and construction services associated with the following proposed wastewater treatment plant and interceptor improvements as outlined in the City’s 2015 SRF Project Plan: The Lansing City Council will hold a public hearing on Monday, August 24, 2015, at 7:00 p.m. in Council Chambers, 10th Floor, Lansing City Hall, 124 W. Michigan Avenue, Lansing, Michigan to • Project C-1, Relief WWTP Influent Sewer consider Z-4-2015. This is a request by AUDG Holdings, LLC to rezone the property at 3165 E. • Project W-1, Raw Wastewater Pump and Screen Improvements Michigan Avenue from “F” Commercial & “J” Parking Districts to “E-1” Apartment Shop District. The • Project W-2, Grit System Improvements purpose of the rezoning is to permit the construction of a 9-story building that would have first floor retail/office uses, 313 upper level residential units and a 625 space parking ramp. Firms interested in providing such services should contact the City of East Lansing Department of Public Works, Engineering Division for information regarding the projects and a copy of the For more information, please call Lansing City Council at 517-483-4177. If you are interested in this materials and procedures for submitting a Statement of Qualifications. Contact Robert Scheuerman, matter, please attend the public hearing or send a representative. Written comments will be accepted Engineering Administrator, [email protected], or (517) 337-9459. between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on City business days if received before 5 p.m., Monday, August 24, 2015 at the City Clerk’s Office, Ninth Floor, City Hall, 124 West Michigan Ave., Lansing, MI 48933 or email Statements of Qualifications will be due at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, September 9, 2015. [email protected]. CP#15-187 Chris Swope, City Clerk CP#15-181 ENTER TO WIN A $100 GIFT CERTIFICATE FROM BY DOWNLOADING THE PULSE APP! To download Download our app by 11:59 pm Tuesday, August 11, to be entered NEW ON THE PULSE MOBILE APP TOP 5 DINING GUIDE THE BEST RESTAURANTS IN GREATER LANSING AS DECIDED BY CITY PULSE READERS 4 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • August 5, 2015 Feedback VOL. 14 Michigan Agriculture Sustainability with another party or person to take care of ISSUE 51 money. Basically the City of Lansing can not Conference trust the City of Lansing to manage its pen- (517) 371-5600 • Fax: (517) 999-6061 • 1905 E. Michigan Ave. • Lansing, MI 48912 • www.lansingcitypulse.com I read Lawrence Cosentino's article sion and benefit obligations. about the Michigan Agriculture Sustainabil- ADVERTISING INQUIRIES: (517) 999-6705 So selling the LBWL is not the answer to PAGE CLASSIFIED AD INQUIRIES: (517) 999-6704 ity Conference. Had I not seen him there I the problem. The answer to the problem is or email [email protected] would be wondering if he had attended the to develop a fiduciary program for the City of 7 conference at all. EDITOR AND PUBLISHER • Berl Schwartz Lansing that works and can be trusted. [email protected] • (517) 999-5061 His article is a collection of disjointed ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER • Mickey Hirten facts and quotations, leaving one to won- — Suellen Hozman Wood runs afoul of election law in ad [email protected] • (517) 999-5064 der if anything was actually accomplished. Lansing ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR • Ty Forquer What he seemed to miss is that represen- PAGE [email protected] • (517) 999-5068 tatives from all aspects of Agriculture in Road kill can be murder PRODUCTION MANAGER • Angus McNair Michigan came together to discuss how 14 [email protected] • (517) 999-5066 they can improve agricultural practices in I’m a bicyclist who rides 100 miles a week CALENDAR EDITOR • Jonathan Griffith Michigan to be safer and at the same time on beautiful farm roads surrounding East [email protected] • (517) 999-5069 more economical for farmers. Speakers Lansing. Lansing breaks ground on Beacon Soccer Field STAFF WRITERS • Lawrence Cosentino On a recent 21-mile ride, I kept track of [email protected] • (517) 999-5063 from all inputs of agriculture, including Todd Heywood the distribution of finished products, were the number and type of animals killed by ve- [email protected] • (517) 899-6182 there to affirm their commitment to contin- hicles. PAGE The carnage included: two cats, three ADVERTISING • Shelly Olson & Suzi Smith ually find new best sustainability practices 15 [email protected] • (517) 999-6705 and then education agriculturists on these squirrels, a female raccoon and her three [email protected] • (517) 999-6704 methods. babies, three possums, three badgers, a dead Contributors: Andy Balaskovitz, Justin Bilicki, It was acknowledged by many of the turkey, nine small birds, a hawk, four deer, Drummond Island forge friendships for Michigan author Daniel E. Bollman, Capital News Service, Bill three turtles, and two rabbits. Castanier, Mary C. Cusack, Michael Gerstein, Tom speakers that “sustainability” practices have Helma, Gabrielle Johnson, Terry Link, Andy been ongoing even before the buzzword was I see this level of road kill every time I COVER McGlashen, Kyle Melinn, Mark Nixon, Shawn born. Although imperfect, agriculturists ride. Parker, Stefanie Pohl, Dennis Preston, I realize deer are a problem for drivers, Allan I. Ross, Belinda Thurston, Rich Tupica, Ute across Michigan are making strides in reduc- ART Von Der Heyden, Paul Wozniak ing their carbon footprint, reducing pollution, and sometimes it's impossible to avoid hit- ting animals. Delivery drivers: Garrett Clinard, Dave Fisher, Ian and improving animal care practices. Grow- Graham, Albert Marciniak, Thomas Scott Jr., Kathy Tober On the other hand, I see drivers who ap- “SOULKFAJZ” by JONATHAN GRIFFITH ers truly do care about leaving a world better Interns: Michelai A. Graham, Asha Johnson, than it was found. Some are finding that new pear to deliberately target or carelessly ig- Brooke Kansier, Helen Murphy, Nikki Nicolaou practices to sustain resources can actually re- nore animals in the road. CITY PULSE For example, I saw a speeding driver (on on the Editor & Publisher sult in economic advantages as well. While THIS WEEK 7 p.m. WednesdaysBerl the specific definition of sustainability might her cell phone) plow through a flock of adult AIR Eli Smith of Down Hill Strugglers, Elana James of on Schwartz be different in the various sectors of the agri- and baby geese, killing several. Hot Club of Cowtown and Yann Falquet of Genticorum culture industry, there was widespread agree- That same driver drove within two inches Artist Brian Whitfield ment that ecological concerns rank at the top. of me, and within inches of an elderly man Heroin addict 'Cassandra' Some speakers commented that there is a walking along the side of the road Lansing Parks Director Brett Kaschinske 89 FM widening disconnect between the shrinking Every time I see road kill or feel someone’s minority of agriculturists, and the growing side view mirror whiz past my head, I realize majority of consumers who do not under- with fear that I too could end up as road kill. stand how their food advances from the soil Our roadways are death traps for sentient to their fork. They encouraged the attendees animals who are trying to live in their native to go out and tell the stories of the persistent habitat. agricultural improvements which are already Like us, they want to live in peace, raise being made. This is what the conference was See Feedback, Page 6 all about, not a pesticide comment made at a busy urinal. Have something to say — Dean R about a local issue STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT Feldpausch, Fowler or an item that appeared COUNTY OF INGHAM NOTICE OF CREDITORS Decedent's Estate in our pages? FILE NO. 15-612-DE ESTATE OF THOMAS BWL and legacy costs unrelated Now you have two ways to BRADLEY HAECK. Date of birth: 01/12/1967. The proposed sale of the LBWL “would sound off: TO ALL CREDITORS:* NOTICE TO CREDITORS: The sharply reduce the structural deficit, which decedent, THOMAS BRADLEY 1.) Write a letter to the editor. HAECK, died 03/04/2015. covers pension and benefit costs for past • E-mail: letters@ Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against and current employees” of the City of Lan- lansingcitypulse.com the estate will be forever barred • Snail mail: City Pulse, 1905 unless presented to David sing. Sale of the LBWL does not address Haeck, personal representative, E. Michigan Ave., Lansing, or to both the probate court at the source of the problem. What is going to MI 48912 313 West Kalamazoo Street, • Fax: (517) 371-5800 Lansing, MI 48933 and the keep those unfunded pension obligations personal representative within 4 months after the date of 2.) Write a guest column: publication of this notice. from building up again? Nothing, unless the Contact Berl Schwartz for problem with City of Lansing is fixed. The more information: Date: 07/24/2015 [email protected] City of Lansing has a fiduciary responsibility Heidi K.

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