EAST LANSING, Mich. — Community members are invited to attend two upcoming Citizen Engagement Meetings hosted by the East Lansing Financial Health Review Team.
The meetings will take place on the following dates at 6:30 p.m. at the East Lansing Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road:
Thursday, Oct. 13
This meeting will serve to provide citizens with an overview of City services. Speakers will include East Lansing Police Chief Jeff Murphy, East Lansing Fire Chief Randy Talifarro, East Lansing Department of Public Works Director Scott House and East Lansing City Manager George Lahanas.
Monday, Nov. 14
Members of the Financial Health Review Team will provide updates from the team's Infrastructure, Development Incentives and Real Property work groups.
The Financial Health Review Team was appointed by the East Lansing City Council in February of this year to look at the overall financial stability of the City of East Lansing and consider new revenue options. In addition to the ongoing full team meetings, six work groups - consisting of two to six members of the team - continue to meet regularly. All meetings are open to the public and a calendar is available at www.cityofeastlansing.com/FinancialHealthReviewTeam. The Financial Health Review Team’s work is expected to conclude by the end of the year, with final recommendations made to the East Lansing City Council by December 2016.