EAST LANSING, Mich. – City of East Lansing offices will be closed Monday, Nov. 12 in observance of Veterans Day. This excludes the East Lansing Hannah Community Center, which will be open during regular business hours.
City offices closed on Veterans Day will include East Lansing City Hall, the East Lansing 54B District Court, the East Lansing Public Library, East Lansing Prime Time and the East Lansing Department of Public Works.
There will be no yard waste or bulk item collection on Monday, Nov. 12. The next yard waste and bulk item collection day will take place on the following Monday (Nov. 19), which will be the final day of curbside yard waste collection this year.
Wreath Laying Ceremony Honoring Veterans on Friday, Nov. 9
In honor of Veterans Day, community members and members of the media are invited to attend a brief wreath laying ceremony at East Lansing’s Medal of Honor Memorial and Veterans Monument on Friday, Nov. 9 at 3 p.m. in front of the East Lansing Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road.
The City of East Lansing and the Lansing-based 1st Battalion, 24th Marines will be laying wreaths to honor all of the brave men and women who have served or are currently serving in the United States Armed Forces, including U.S. Marine Corps Reserve 2nd Lt. Sherrod E. Skinner, Jr. 2nd Lt. Skinner was an East Lansing war hero who received the Medal of Honor posthumously for bravery exhibited during the Korean War.