Posted on: April 8, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Due to the rise in COVID-19 cases, the East Lansing 54B District Court has been approved to return to phase one of the State Court Administrative Office’s four-phase system for court operations. This means the cou...
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Posted on: April 7, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Due to a rise in COVID-19 cases in the area and out of an abundance of caution, the decision has been made to cancel the East Lansing Downtown Underground Market scheduled to take place this Sunday, April 11 as a part of th...
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Posted on: April 5, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. — The majority of the City of East Lansing’s regularly scheduled in-person public meetings are currently either being canceled or converted to electronic meetings due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Currently, there are f...
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Posted on: April 1, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Community members are advised that the City of East Lansing’s Northern Tail Dog Park will re-open to the public for the 2021 spring, summer and fall seasons on Friday, April 2 at 8 a.m.The park is located at 6400 ...
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Posted on: March 31, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. — S&P Global Ratings has assigned its ‘AA+’ long-term rating to the City of East Lansing’s series 2021 limited-tax general obligation refunding bonds and has affirmed its ‘AA+&r...
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Posted on: March 30, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Chief Judge Andrea Andrews Larkin has announced her retirement from the East Lansing 54B District Court, effective June 1, 2021.
Larkin was first elected to her position in 2012 and was re-elected in 2018. For most...
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Posted on: March 29, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. — The majority of the City of East Lansing’s regularly scheduled in-person public meetings are currently either being canceled or converted to electronic meetings due to the COVID-19 crisis. Currently, there are thr...
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Posted on: March 26, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. — At East Lansing City Council’s meeting this past Tuesday, March 23, City Council approved a policy resolution to continue holding electronic public meetings during the City State of Emergency declared by ...
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Posted on: March 25, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. — The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently announced that the 2020 federal income tax filing due date is automatically extended from April 15, 2021 to May 17, 2021.The City of East Lansing will be f...
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Posted on: March 24, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. — The City of East Lansing has partnered with Michigan State University’s Integrated Campaigns (ADV 486) class to launch a bracket challenge, titled “Mask Madness,” to coincide with the NCAA bask...
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Posted on: March 22, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. — The majority of the City of East Lansing’s regularly scheduled in-person public meetings are currently either being canceled or converted to electronic meetings due to the COVID-19 crisis.Currently, there are seve...
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Posted on: March 19, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Due to the uncertainty of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the need for facility improvements, the East Lansing Family Aquatic Center will be closed for the 2021 season.
“The safety and wellbeing of our ...
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Posted on: March 15, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. — The East Lansing Downtown Development Authority (DDA) has launched its third downtown East Lansing TikTok Challenge, titled “Show Us Your Pot of Gold in EL,” just in time for Saint Patrick’s Da...
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Posted on: March 15, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. — The majority of the City of East Lansing’s regularly scheduled in-person public meetings are currently either being canceled or converted to electronic meetings due to the COVID-19 crisis.Currently, there are nine...
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Posted on: March 12, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. — The City of East Lansing is currently seeking nominations for the 2021 Crystal Awards – an annual event hosted by the East Lansing City Council that serves to honor individuals, businesses, professionals, nonprofi...
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Posted on: March 12, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. — The East Lansing Downtown Development Authority (DDA) is excited to sponsor a photo contest leading up to Mother’s Day, titled “You Are Special to Me,” to recognize and celebrate mothers and ca...
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Posted on: March 12, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. — At East Lansing City Council’s meeting this past Tuesday, March 9, City Council approved a policy resolution consenting to a new order from East Lansing Mayor Aaron Stephens that temporarily limits social...
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Posted on: March 10, 2021
EAST LANSING – With the Big Ten Tournament beginning today and Saint Patrick’s Day just around the corner, community leaders from the City of East Lansing, Ingham County Health Department (ICHD) and Michigan State University (MSU) are ...
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Posted on: March 9, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. — The East Lansing Study Committee on an Independent Police Oversight Commission will be hosting a community input meeting on Monday, March 29 at 6 p.m. to gather community feedback and perspectives on policing in East Lansin...
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Posted on: March 8, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. — The majority of the City of East Lansing’s regularly scheduled, in-person public meetings are currently either being canceled or converted to electronic meetings due to the COVID-19 crisis.Currently, there are sev...
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Posted on: March 4, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. – No more than 15 people may gather outdoors in parts of East Lansing, including the downtown area, per an emergency order issued today by Ingham County Health Officer Linda S. Vail. The order (Ingham2021-1), which goes into ...
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Posted on: March 2, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. — The East Lansing Arts Commission (ELAC) has released a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) from qualified artists for a public mural in downtown East Lansing.The selected artist will create a public mural that is representativ...
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Posted on: March 1, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. — As part of the “Daytime. Nighttime. Anytime. Place Project,” the East Lansing Downtown Development Authority (DDA) will host its second community art exhibit at participating downtown East Lansing busine...
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Posted on: March 1, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. — The majority of the City of East Lansing’s regularly scheduled, in-person public meetings are currently either being canceled or converted to electronic meetings due to the COVID-19 crisis.Currently, there are fiv...
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Posted on: February 25, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. — At the East Lansing City Council meeting this past Tuesday, Feb. 23, the City Council approved a policy resolution extending East Lansing Mayor Aaron Stephens’ declaration of a City State of Emergency and the&...
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Posted on: February 25, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. — East Lansing residents are advised that a police-community relations telephone survey will be conducted for the City of East Lansing over the next two weeks, March 1-14. The survey will be administered by EPIC-MRA, a Lansin...
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Posted on: February 23, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. — The East Lansing Downtown Development Authority (DDA) is excited to announce the winner of the downtown East Lansing TikTok Challenge.The TikTok Challenge was hosted by the DDA as part of the “Daytime. Nighttime. ...
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Posted on: February 22, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. — The majority of the City of East Lansing’s regularly scheduled, in-person public meetings are currently either being canceled or converted to electronic meetings due to the COVID-19 crisis.Currently, there are fiv...
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Posted on: February 19, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. — The City of East Lansing's 2021 assessment notices are expected to be received by East Lansing property owners during the last week of February.Assessed and taxable values for real property parcels are available now at https://bsaonl...
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Posted on: February 19, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. — As a part of the “Daytime. Nighttime. Anytime. Place Project,” the East Lansing Rotary Club will be partnering with the City of East Lansing to launch the Downtown Weekend Warrior Program this Saturday, ...
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Posted on: February 18, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. — The City of East Lansing would like to recognize and extend its appreciation to the supporters of the “Daytime. Nighttime. Anytime. Place Project.”A crowdfunding campaign was launched for the project thr...
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Posted on: February 16, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. — In partnership with the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commission of Mid-Michigan, the East Lansing-MSU One Book, One Community program will host a live virtual event on Tuesday, March 2 from 7-8 p.m. featuring Professor Lorett...
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Posted on: February 16, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Community members are advised that the Evergreen Avenue Utility Improvements and Albert Avenue Extension Project is slated to begin on Monday, Feb. 22.
The project will begin with mobilization at the site and the closure of...
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Posted on: February 16, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. — The majority of the City of East Lansing’s regularly scheduled, in-person public meetings are currently either being canceled or converted to electronic meetings due to the COVID-19 crisis.Currently, there are nin...
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Posted on: February 14, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. — The East Lansing Downtown Development Authority (DDA) has launched a second downtown East Lansing TikTok Challenge, titled “Show EL Your Love,” as part of the “Daytime. Nighttime. Anytime. Plac...
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Posted on: February 12, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Community members are invited to celebrate Black heritage with the City of East Lansing at the Children’s Cultural Concert Series, which will feature three Saturdays of live musical entertainment for children of a...
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Posted on: February 12, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. — The East Lansing Police Department (ELPD) is actively investigating a bomb threat received via phone by St. Thomas Aquinas Parish School today, Feb. 12 at 10:43 a.m.
ELPD and the East Lansing Fire Department were d...
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Posted on: February 12, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. — A number of City of East Lansing offices/facilities will be closed Monday, Feb. 15 in observance of Presidents’ Day.Offices and facilities that will be closed* include East Lansing City Hall, the East Lansing 54B District Court, the ...
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Posted on: February 10, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. — The East Lansing Downtown Development Authority (DDA) is excited to announce the winners of this past January’s “Why I Wear A Mask” Photo Contest.The photo contest was hosted by the DDA as a pa...
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Posted on: February 8, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. — As part of the “Daytime. Nighttime. Anytime. Place Project,” the City of East Lansing has launched the “Explore Downtown East Lansing” web application to support downtown businesses d...
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Posted on: February 8, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. — The majority of the City of East Lansing’s regularly scheduled, in-person public meetings are currently either being canceled or converted to electronic meetings due to the COVID-19 crisis.Currently, there are sev...
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Posted on: February 5, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. — As a part of the “Daytime. Nighttime. Anytime. Place Project,” an East Lansing Downtown Underground Market will be coming to the lowest level (level P1) of the M.A.C. Avenue Garage, 310 M.A.C. Ave., this...
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Posted on: February 2, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. — East Lansing property owners are reminded that winter property taxes are due on Tuesday, Feb. 16. While East Lansing City Hall remains closed to the public for in-person transactions until further notice due to the COVID-19...
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Posted on: February 1, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. — The majority of the City of East Lansing’s regularly scheduled, in-person public meetings are currently either being canceled or converted to electronic meetings due to the COVID-19 crisis.Currently, there are fou...
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Posted on: January 29, 2021
**Updated on 3/4/21 with new gathering restrictions from the Ingham County Health Department and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.**
EAST LANSING, Mich. — At yesterday’s East Lansing City Council meeting, Council una...
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Posted on: January 28, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Given the current status of the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccination rollout, City of East Lansing leadership and staff have made the difficult decision to postpone the 2021 East Lansing Art Festival (ELAF) until the weekend o...
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Posted on: January 25, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. — As part of the “Daytime. Nighttime. Anytime. Place Project,” the East Lansing Downtown Development Authority (DDA) has launched a TikTok Challenge to help promote downtown East Lansing businesses.The Tik...
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Posted on: January 25, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. — The majority of the City of East Lansing’s regularly scheduled, in-person public meetings are currently either being canceled or converted to electronic meetings due to the COVID-19 crisis.Currently, there are six...
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Posted on: January 22, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. — At the East Lansing City Council meeting this past Tuesday, Jan. 19, the City Council approved a policy resolution extending East Lansing Mayor Aaron Stephens’ declaration of a City State of Emergency and...
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Posted on: January 22, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. — East Lansing community members are advised that the deer removal operations scheduled to take place this winter in several of East Lansing’s parks have been completed.With the completion of these operations, there...
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Posted on: January 22, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Having completed the first year of income tax returns for the City of East Lansing, the East Lansing Income Tax Office has compiled some important information and reminders for East Lansing income taxpayers.
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Posted on: January 15, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. — The majority of the City of East Lansing’s regularly scheduled, in-person public meetings are currently either being canceled or converted to electronic meetings due to the COVID-19 crisis. Currently, the...
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Posted on: January 14, 2021
EAST LANSING – With the start of Michigan State University’s (MSU) spring semester, the City of East Lansing, Ingham County Health Department (ICHD) and MSU are joining together once more to urge the greater East Lansing community to c...
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Posted on: January 14, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. — City of East Lansing offices and facilities, with the exception of the East Lansing Hannah Community Center, will be closed Monday, Jan. 18 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.Offices and facilities that will be cl...
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Posted on: January 13, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. — In light of the continued spread of COVID-19 in the community, the City of East Lansing’s current office closures will be extended beyond mid-January in the interest of community and employee health.While the majo...
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Posted on: January 11, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. — The majority of the City of East Lansing’s regularly scheduled, in-person public meetings are currently either being canceled or converted to electronic meetings due to the COVID-19 crisis.Currently, there are five electronic meeting...
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Posted on: January 8, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. — In an effort to support local businesses and unify the community during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the East Lansing Downtown Development Authority will be hosting three community art exhibits at participating downtown E...
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Posted on: January 7, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. — The City of East Lansing is currently seeking nominations for the 2021 Crystal Awards – an annual event hosted by the East Lansing City Council that serves to honor individuals, businesses, professionals, nonprofi...
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Posted on: January 6, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. — The City of East Lansing (City) will activate several public spaces in downtown East Lansing and provide the community with more opportunities to socialize safely and support local businesses through a new crowdfunding camp...
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Posted on: January 6, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. — East Lansing community members are advised that there will be intermittent park closures in the City of East Lansing this winter for the purposes of conducting wildlife damage management.Beginning January 11, 2021 through M...
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Posted on: January 5, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. — The East Lansing Downtown Development Authority is excited to sponsor a “Why I Wear A Mask” Photo Contest this January. Community members can participate by submitting a digital photo of themselves weari...
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Posted on: January 4, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Due to a programming issue with the City of East Lansing’s downtown parking access controls, free parking was not available as originally planned in downtown East Lansing’s gated parking facilities for a...
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Posted on: January 4, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. — The majority of the City of East Lansing’s regularly scheduled, in-person public meetings are currently either being canceled or converted to special, electronic meetings due to the COVID-19 crisis.Currently, ther...
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Posted on: January 4, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. — With the start of a new year, the East Lansing Income Tax Office has issued some 2020 year-end reporting reminders and helpful hints for 2021 withholding for employers.Year-End Reporting RemindersEmployers must provide all ...
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Posted on: December 28, 2020
EAST LANSING, Mich. — East Lansing residents are advised that the City of East Lansing’s drop-off recycling site, 1800 E. State Road, is slated to re-open to the public on Monday, Jan. 4 at noon.All users of the site are asked to follo...
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Posted on: December 23, 2020
EAST LANSING, Mich. — The City of East Lansing will hold a public hearing on Monday, Dec. 28 at 6 p.m. to hear public comments related to the 2019 Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER), which covers activities undertaken by t...
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Posted on: December 16, 2020
EAST LANSING, Mich. — At last night’s East Lansing City Council meeting, the City Council approved a policy resolution extending East Lansing Mayor Aaron Stephens’ declaration of a City State of Emergency and the requirement to wear a face mask in all out...
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Posted on: December 11, 2020
UPDATE (12/12/20 at noon): The promotional funds for the Downtown East Lansing bonus gift cards are expected to run out soon. Thank you to all of the early buyers for helping successfully kick off this program. Community members are encouraged to keep buy...
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Posted on: December 9, 2020
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Community members are advised that the City of East Lansing’s Northern Tail Dog Park, located at 6400 Abbot Road, will be closed over the 2020-2021 winter season. The park will be closed beginning December 14, 2020, with a tentative ...
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Posted on: December 9, 2020
EAST LANSING, Mich. —The East Lansing City Council recently approved Policy Resolution 2020-10 to extend the expedited approval process and temporary elimination of fees for the creation or expansion of outdoor seating for East Lansing restauran...
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Posted on: December 8, 2020
EAST LANSING, Mich. — In light of the continued spread of COVID-19 in the community, the City of East Lansing’s current office closures will be extended beyond Tuesday, Dec. 8 in the interest of community and employee health. ...
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Posted on: November 30, 2020
EAST LANSING, Mich. — The East Lansing Arts Commission is currently accepting a second round of applications for its Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) Cultural Arts Grant program.The Cultural Arts Grant program supports high-quality public art projects that encoura...
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Posted on: November 25, 2020
EAST LANSING, Mich. — At its meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 24, the East Lansing City Council unanimously approved a resolution declaring racism as a public health crisis.
With the approval of the resolution, the City of East Lansing now joins a growin...
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Posted on: November 24, 2020
EAST LANSING, Mich. — The City of East Lansing is requesting the assistance of local architects, developers, residents and property owners in reviewing the current draft of the Avenue Form District form-based code.The Avenue Form District is proposed for ...
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Posted on: November 17, 2020
EAST LANSING, Mich. — In light of the community-wide spread of COVID-19 and the latest emergency order from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), the majority of City of East Lansing offices will be closed to the public fo...
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Posted on: October 22, 2020
EAST LANSING - The City of East Lansing, Ingham County Health Department (ICHD) and Michigan State University (MSU) are banding together once more to urge the greater East Lansing community to continue safety measures as Big Ten football returns to Sparta...
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Posted on: October 20, 2020
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Last week, a group of mayors from several Big Ten college and university communities met to discuss plans for the upcoming football season as well as to share ideas on what has and hasn’t worked in their respective communities for sl...
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Posted on: October 14, 2020
EAST LANSING, Mich. — At last night’s East Lansing City Council meeting, Council unanimously approved the adoption of a new emergency ordinance requiring compliance with public health orders.
Under the new ordinance, any person who viol...
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Posted on: September 11, 2020
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Pursuant to Executive Orders 2020-175 and 2020-176 from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, the East Lansing Department of Parks, Recreation and Arts (ELPRA) has announced its preliminary plan to partially re-open the East Lansing Hannah Communit...
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Posted on: September 4, 2020
EAST LANSING, Mich. — The City of East Lansing has launched a Small Business Relief Program that focuses on job retention throughout the East Lansing community.East Lansing businesses with income-eligible employees can apply to receive up to $10,000 in gr...
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Posted on: September 2, 2020
EAST LANSING, Mich. — The East Lansing 54B District Court is excited to announce the implementation of its new Virtual Counter.The Virtual Counter operates as a live chat session and is offered in addition to the court’s phone, email and in-person service...
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Posted on: August 13, 2020
EAST LANSING, Mich. — A 15-minute grace period will begin on Monday, Aug. 17 in downtown East Lansing’s gated parking facilities.The grace period is for parking customers who enter and exit the gated parking facilities within 15 minutes. Customers will pu...
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