October 12th, 2026 City Council Meeting

The City of Lansing City Council meeting, identified as October 12, 2026, considered several development incentives and housing measures. The council heard presentations on 12-year Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Act certificates for 1204 South Washington Avenue and 1515 West Mount Hope Avenue; the projects described more than $250,000 and $1.3 million, respectively, in planned private investment. For 1204 South Washington, the estimated city operating taxes after the abatement period are about $3,484 annually. For 1515 West Mount Hope, the presentation estimated about $193,470 in abatements across taxing jurisdictions, including $60,511 in city operating taxes, and about $8,198 in annual city operating taxes after the incentive ends. The transcript does not establish final approval of these certificates. Four proposed payment-in-lieu-of-taxes ordinances for multifamily developments totaling 440 affordable housing units were advanced to public hearings scheduled for October 26; proposed rates vary from 4% to 6% of shelter rents. These were procedural actions, not contract awards.