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But officials believe still possible to remove the proposal from the ballot altogether. Whether they decide to do so following three weeks of blunt negotiations with Michigan State University remains to be seen. Mayor Mark Meadows maintains that a $20 million offer from the university is not enough to address the mounting financial concerns in East Lansing. But a figure closer to $100 million might do the trick. something that significant, I know why we Meadows said Tuesday about withdrawing the ballot proposal.

only one vote on the comments came in the wake of three weeks of negotiations between him and MSU President Lou Anna Simon. The terse exchanges included $10 million and $20 million offers from Simon in exchange for the removal of the income tax proposal from the November ballot. Meadows declined proposals and instead made counter-offers of $100 million then, later, an offer of $20 million and a lowered income tax percentage. The November ballot proposal, approved by the council in June, would tax residents of their income and nonresidents who work in the city 0.5% of their income. The pro- posal also would lower property taxes from approximately 17 mills to a maximum of 13 mills.

MSU estimates income taxes from its employees would make up nearly half of the new revenue about $4.9 million. The East Lansing Financial Health Review Team, a group established to address the nearly $200 million in debt, suggested the income tax as part of its recommendations to council. Much of the $200 million debt is tied to pension and retiree health care costs. The team also commissioned a report that said MSU cost the city about $3.75 million in uncompensated public works, law enforcement and fire services in 2015. City Manager George Lahanas said the extra tax revenue is needed as the city experiences mounting legacy costs and stagnant general fund revenue.

The general fund revenue was $33.8 million in 2006 and $33.1 million in 2017. general fund revenue in the 2016-17 fiscal year was $1.3 billion. MSU took issue with the report and its income tax recommendation. Simon in June said the proposal reminded her of without Mayor Pro Tem Ruth Beier at a council meeting Tuesday called that comparison a Beier added that the income tax likely to discourage people from moving to East Lansing and would have a minimal impact on students, many of whom would qualify for the non-resident tax rate. MSU professor Steven Miller and PhD candidate Gerard Taylor, in a June analysis of the income tax, estimated the nonresident income tax would impact more than 25,000 MSU employees more than 15,000 being students and the tax would impact about 4,800 other employees.

Another about 4,500 employees live and work outside East Lansing and be impacted, according to the analysis. Jason Cody, a spokesman for MSU, said the university continues its review of most recent letter, which asked MSU for a $20 million contribution and public support in exchange for a decreased income tax of 0.5% for residents and 0.25% for nonresidents. still reviewing Mayor Meadows latest offer Ithink our stance has been pretty consistent in the Cody said. stance remains what was spelled out in the latest letter that the president In her last letter, Simon said Meadows offer was clear break with the way we have conducted our negotiations thus and that the offer presumed she could trustees to support the income tax. With the Tuesday deadline for ballot proposal changes past, offer that included an adjustment of the income tax appears irrelevant.

However, the city could still remove the measure from the ballot altogether, according to East Lansing City Clerk Marie Wicks. Wicks said she consulted with the Bureau of Elections at the request of Lahanas and Meadows. She said she believes no specific legal language regarding the removal of an item from a ballot past the Aug. 15 deadline, but is precedent for She said the council, if it chose to remove the income tax proposal, would need to remove it by the first or second week of September in anticipation of a Sept. 23 deadline, when the city is required to mail the ballot to military and overseas voters.

ballots will be printed prior to that Meadows said. up until whenever those ballots go to the printer, we could still yank something off the Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum said the November election is expected to cost about $180,000, all of which will be borne by the county. She said, in her past 19 elections, not had to deal with the removal of a ballot proposal after the deadline. Meadows said unless MSU comes up with a better offer, nothing is likely to change on ballot. received anything back from them as far as he said.

East Lansing could still stop income tax City rejects $20M cash offer By Beth LeBlanc Lansing State Journal DAVE STATE JOURNAL In this 2016 photo, Grand River Avenue dissects the city of East Lansing and Michigan State University. The Broad Museum is at right. Mark Meadows Former U.S. Rep. Vern Ehlers, a nuclear physicist and former Calvin College professor who served more than 17 years in Congress as a moderate Republican representing a west Michigan district, died in Grand Rapids on Tuesday.He was 83.

Awell-liked and avuncular figure in Congress, Ehlers, who represented 3rd Congressional District, entered Congress in late 1993, being elected to replace Paul Henry, who died of brain cancer while in office. Ehlers retired at the end of his eighth full two-year term in 2011. make them like Vern U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St.

Joseph, said Wednesday on news of death. was so well-respected on both sides of the aisle, hard-working, and always a teacher at heart. He committed his life to the service of Said U.S. Rep. Justin Amash, R-Cascade Township, who replaced Ehlers in Congress representing the 3rd District: served our community with honor and did his best to represent everyone.

My condolences to his loved ones. May his memory be Born Feb. 6, 1934, in Pipestone, Ehlers trained as anuclear physicist at the University of California, Berkeley, after attending Calvin College. Earning his doctorate there, he went on to spend a decade teaching and engaging in scientific research before returning to Calvin College as aphysics professor. Ehlers entered government as a Kent County commissioner, serving in 1975-83 before moving on to the Michigan House of Representatives, where he served a two-year term.

He then went to the state Senate, where he served in 1985-93, when he won a special election to replace Henry. While in Congress, he rose to become chairman of the House Administration Committee, which oversees management and operational matters in the U.S. House. He also served on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and was a fervent supporter of the Great Lakes. During a subcommittee meeting in 2007, when the prospects of legislation that could result in a water grab from the Great Lakes came up, the genial Ehlers coolly predicted that if that happened, would suspect we (in Michigan) would call up the militia and take up arms.

We feel that serious about As a legislator at both the state and federal levels, Ehlers helped to implement a statewide 911 protocol, rewrote the science policies and worked to advance scientific education, improve wetlands and address waste storage problems. Also, the Amtrak station in Grand Rapids is named for him. Among his hobbies were photography and vegetable gardening, according to an obituary appearing on the website of the Zaagman Memorial Chapel in Grand Rapids. No details about his death were released, but he is survived by his wife, Johanna, and numerous relatives. According to the obituary, a celebration of life will take place at 3 p.m.

Aug. 24 at Eastern Avenue Christian Reformed Church, 514 Eastern Ave. SE in Grand Rapids. Former U.S. Rep.

Vern Ehlers dies at age 83 By Todd Spangler Detroit Free Press Vern Ehlers.