Monthly Archives: July 2011

Meeting tonight regarding fire coverage

Tonight at 6:30pm the Lansing City Council Public Safety committee will host a meeting at Lett’s Community Center. This meeting is intended to address how coverage will be affected by the closings of fire stations 45 and 47. Please attend … Continue reading

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Relandscaping Projects Update

It’s been just a little over a month since the Neighborhood Improvement Committee installed the new Michigan-native landscaping next to the Ascent sculpture at the corner of Washtenaw and Riddle.  Even with the incredibly hot weather of late, the plants … Continue reading

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Crime and safety meeting tonight

The Westside Crime and Safety Committee meets today at 6 PM at the Letts Center on Kalamazoo  Street.  Police Chief Szymanski and Councilperson Carol Wood will attend.   Please come if you  have concerns about safety in our community.

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Westside Summer Fest

Please join the Northwest Initiative this Saturday, July 23rd for our 5th Annual Westside Summer Fest event – 12-7:30 pm at Princeton & W. Saginaw Streets. There will be plenty of new and exciting activities this year; as well as … Continue reading

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CLOSING OF LANSING FIRE STATIONS – Public Meeting Announcement

PRESS RELEASE FOR LANSING CITY COUNCIL #45 (TODD STREET) AND #47 (JENISON STREET) On July 28, 2011, the Public Safety Committee will hold an informational meeting regarding the closing of Stations #45 (Todd Street) and #47 (Jenison Street). This will … Continue reading

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Southbound MLK between Willow and Saginaw closes until September

As part of the Combined Sewer Overflow Project, southbound MLK between Willow and Saginaw is closed starting today until September.  Traffic will be detoured west on Willow, south on Jenison, and east on Saginaw back to MLK.  More on the … Continue reading

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Westside Neighborhood Fire Station, #7, Closes Today

Lansing Fire Station #7 at the corner of Saginaw and Jenison closes today.  Here is the Lansing State Journal article about its closure.  The Fire Station has been in the neighborhood since 1925 but has closed previously, reopening in 1965.

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