LANSING – Residents will have a chance to weigh in on a proposed Old Town development project at tonight’s Lansing City Council meeting. The council will hold a 7 p.m. public hearing on the possible sale of parking lot 57 in the 1400 block of Turner Street, along with a brownfield plan tied to the project. Developers are looking to build dozens of affordable housing units at the Turner North site.

Meanwhile, Lansing commuters are facing several traffic disruptions.

• Cavanaugh Road between Watson and Burchfield remains closed through Friday for an emergency sewer repair, with traffic restricted from Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to Cedar Street.

• Starting Wednesday, lane closures will be in place on Michigan Avenue from Pennsylvania to Holmes as part of phase six of the Michigan Avenue Rehabilitation Project, which runs through mid-October. Access to U of M Health Sparrow’s emergency services will remain open.

• In Old Town, the fork at Cesar Chavez, Grand River, and Oakland Avenue is shut down for road repair through the end of today.

Old Town also saw a ribbon cutting today as Grand River Head Start, Impression 5 Science Center, and PNC Bank unveiled a new outdoor classroom and play space for local preschoolers, supported by a PNC Foundation grant.

Gas prices are on the rise. According to AAA Michigan, the Lansing-area average hit $3.14 per gallon on Sunday—up more than 25 cents from last week. The statewide average is now $3.16, an increase of about 12 cents.

The Barry-Eaton District Health Department is warning SNAP beneficiaries about a fraudulent mobile app. The fake app, listed in stores as EBT Edge Food Stamps (with “edge” in lowercase), charges fees for download and use. Officials stress the official app is titled EBT Edge (in all caps) and is free.

On the business front, hundreds of Michigan companies may feel the impact of a new $100,000 fee on H-1B visas for skilled foreign workers, introduced by President Trump. More than 1,300 state employers—including GM, Ford, Michigan State University, and the University of Michigan—applied for H-1Bs this year.

And for those in the market for a luxury home, former MSU head football coach Mel Tucker’s East Lansing residence is now up for sale. The Glen Court property spans more than 12,500 square feet, sits on nearly an acre and a half, and carries a $2.7 million price tag.