Could This Have Been an Email? - with guest Ryan Kost

**CORRECTION** In the episode we discussed how the city of Lansing offers services to help homeowners with lead testing and abatement, that program was part of the Economic, Development and Planning department, not Human Relations and Community Services and it ended in 2025: https://www.lansingmi.gov/346/Lead-Safe-LansingAt the February 23rd Lansing city council meetings the council heard plans to revise the tagging process for properties with code compliance issues, they saw a tax break request presentation from a developer hoping to build apartments downtown for single folks making the median area income, there was one split vote for the appointment of a new Ward 1 representative to the police commissioner board, and a refreshingly eclectic mix of concerning issues were raised at public comment. Our guest this episode is Ryan Kost. Ryan has been Lansing's first ward city councilor since 2023. While in office he has focused on addressing housing needs, holding landlords accountable, and advocating for workers' rights. He works for the State of Michigan, and has three adorable dogs.Lansing City Council meeting schedules and documents:https://www.lansingmi.gov/186/City-CouncilSupport this podcast, and find meeting issues maps and bingo results from the meetings on the podcast’s patreon page here:https://www.patreon.com/whatLansingCouncil