This past October, the City of East Lansing received two “Keep Michigan Beautiful” Awards, one of which was given to interns serving on the joint City/Student/University Community Relations Coalition (CRC). Under the leadership of Ali Barlow, the CRC interns earned an Award of Merit for their post home-game anti-littering efforts and were honored for their achievements during the City Council meeting... Read More »
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A recent viewpoint in the Lansing State Journal regarding recycling practices at the City’s Aquatic Center has prompted city staff to further review how we dispose of recyclable materials in city facilities. Before going any further, however, I would like to acknowledge William Lawrence who penned the viewpoint to which I refer called “EL must follow through on environment.” Mr. Lawrence sets a great... Read More »
As promised in the most recent issue of the Dialog, I wanted to share with you a snapshot of the city’s budget process. In terms of the “101,” we are currently moving from budget preparation to the adoption phase. Budget preparation requires that each department assemble its budget and then meet with the finance director and myself to review and justify requests for fiscal year 2009 (which begins on... Read More »
East Lansing Bids Farewell to an Exceptional Leader Last Thursday, several hundred members of the local and Greater Lansing Community gathered to pay tribute to one of its most popular local leaders, former mayor Sam Singh. Sam, as most of you probably know by now, opted not to seek re-election to council last fall in favor of taking time off to travel the world to learn about other cultures and... Read More »