Peter Spadafore

Today we received a communication from leadership at Deep Green formally withdrawing the Application for Zoning Amendment Z-3-2026; 220 S Larch St. and 3 adjoining parcels on E. Kalamazoo St. and S. Cedar St., Conditional Rezoning from “DT-3” to Urban Core to “IND-1” Industrial (PEND-4415), which is Item 29 on the Agenda for tonight’s Meeting of Lansing City Council.

As a result, the land sale and conditional rezone votes will not take place at tonight’s Committee of the Whole or City Council meetings.

Given the heightened public awareness on this topic, I wanted to share that here for those interested in tonight’s meetings.

What this means: the data center proposal downtown will not move forward.

Ballots for the May 5th special election are starting to arrive in mailboxes across our region, and there's an important bond proposal I'm proud to support.

If approved, this bond would generate nearly $100 million specifically for special education facilities in our area. Key among the changes is a completely new building for the Beekman Center in South Lansing.

Beekman has long been an asset to our students with complex learning, behavioral, physical, or medical needs, but it's now beyond its useful life. This bond would fund a brand new replacement facility on that same site, plus renovations at Heartwood School, so that both locations can offer students safe, accessible, and engaging learning environments.

Every kid deserves quality educational facilities. That's why I'm voting yes on this one and hope you will too.

You can learn more about the proposal at:

Special Education Facilities Bond Website for Ingham ISD