A stormwater study found that East Lansing's pipes often cannot handle modern storms, which have flooded streets and basements. It proposes five projects at an estimated combined cost of $309 million, a figure expected to grow with inflation over the decades the work would take. One speaker did the division for the city council: about $6,000 a person. Nothing has been approved.

Source: East Lansing Info (2026-09-17)