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** City Offices Closing at 1 p.m. for Holiday Luncheon
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City Hall, the Department of Public Works and Prime Time Seniors will close early TODAY (Friday, Dec. 13).

Employees will be unavailable beginning at 1 p.m. in order to attend a holiday luncheon. During this time, 54-B District Court will operate remotely from 1-3 p.m. for scheduled matters only. Regular hours will resume on Monday, Dec. 16.

The East Lansing Public Library and the East Lansing Hannah Community Center will not be affected by the early closure.

Happy Holidays!


** City Council Recap
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Topics on the agenda at the East Lansing City Council discussion-only meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 10, included
* an update from McAlvey Merchant on legislation of interest to the City that is currently pending before the Michigan House and Senate
* the City's Fiscal Year 2024 (FY2024) Annual Comprehensive Financial Report was presented by the auditors
* the 2025-2029 Parks, Recreation, Open Space and Greenways Plan
* a proposed security deposit + first month rental assistance pilot program using $3,695 in Community Development Block Grant funding
* potential restrictions on gas-powered leaf blowers in response to public concern about air quality, noise pollution and overall quality of life
* noise violations

View the meeting agenda (https://cityofeastlansing.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Org=Cal&Id=3404) for details about all of these items.

View the meeting synopsis (https://www.cityofeastlansing.com/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/2325) .

Watch the meeting on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMYKdACf2eQ) .


** Share Opinions! Folk Festival Study Committee, Moonlight Film Festival and City Communications
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The City is hoping to receive community feedback with three brief surveys.
* The Folk Festival Study Committee is considering reestablishing a folk or similar music festival in the City of East Lansing. Survey here (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/5Z6RYJ6) .
* Planning has begun for next summer's Moonlight Film Festival. Vote for what will be shown on the big screen in four categories. Survey here (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MW6JZLD) .
* The City's Communications Department wants to hear from the community about how it receives City news. Survey here (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PTGJWRG) .


** Holiday Food Drive for Greater Lansing Food Bank
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It's the last weekend to drop off donations for the third annual Holiday Food Drive from the Department of Parks, Recreation and Arts. Requested items include instant mashed potatoes, broth, stuffing mix, pie crusts and ingredients for making cookies, such as frosting, sprinkles and easy-mix cookie dough. Bring them to the East Lansing Hannah Community Center (ELHCC), 819 Abbot Road through Sunday, Dec. 15. Items can be left in the clean recycling bins in the lobby of the ELHCC. Please NO glass.

Through the end of today (Friday, Dec. 13), community members may also drop off clothing in good condition to be donated to Cristo Rey by volunteers from the East Lansing Seniors Prime Time program.
The deadline to apply for Community Development Block Grant Funding is Monday, Dec. 16 at 5 p.m. Learn more here >> (https://cityofeastlansing.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=2199)


** Thanks to everyone who attended East Lansing Winter Fest last weekend! It was **snow** much fun. Missed it? Mark the calendar for early December 2025!
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** Community Photo Contest Winners on Display at Public Art Gallery in December
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The winners of the City's Community Photo Contest were celebrated on Saturday, Dec. 7 in the Public Art Gallery at the East Lansing Hannah Community Center (ELHCC), 819 Abbot Road. The 2024 winning photos are on display in the second floor gallery for the rest of this month. Stop in to check it out while at ELHCC or view all the winning photos online here (https://cityofeastlansing.com/gallery.aspx?AID=30) .

Left: 2022 Downtown winner Nathan Izydorek poses with 2024 Downtown winner Brittany Bruens.
Right: First Place winner Dana Kilponen talks about her frog photo as City Communications Director Carrie Sampson looks on.

Left: Third Place winner Dwayne Goodwin speaks about his photo of the Broad Art Museum while second place winner Alexandra Hauser looks on.
Right: Honorable Mention winner Susan Molstad poses with her photo of sunflowers growing in Lindsay Wilkinson's garden in the Bailey neighborhood.
Photo by Dwayne Goodwin, Community Photo Contest, Third Place


** Meeting and Event Information
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Ongoing:
* Community Photo Contest exhibit at the East Lansing Public Art Gallery on the second floor of the East Lansing Hannah Community Center (ELHCC), 819 Abbot Road. Open whenever the ELHCC is open. Visit cityofeastlansing.com/pag for more information.
* Holiday light recycling at the East Lansing Department of Public Works (DPW), 1800 E. State Road during regular business hours through Friday, Jan. 17, 2025.

Monday, Dec. 16
* Commission on the Environment meeting is at 6:30 p.m. at the East Lansing Hannah Community Center (ELHCC), 819 Abbot Road

Wednesday, Dec. 18
* Library Board of Trustees meeting is at 5:30 p.m. at the East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Road

Thursday, Dec. 19
* The East Lansing Meridian Water and Sewer Authority meeting is at 11 a.m. at the Water Treatment Plant, 2470 Burcham Drive.
* The Downtown Development Authority (DDA) meeting is at noon at the MSU Innovation Center, 325 E. Grand River Ave. in the 300 Room.
* Brownfield Redevelopment Authority meeting at 1 p.m. in the same location as the DDA meeting.
* The Arts Commission meeting is at 5:30 p.m. at ELHCC.
* The Building Board of Appeals meeting is at 7 p.m. at East Lansing City Hall, 410 Abbot Road in Conference Room A on the second floor.

***Bookmark cityofeastlansing.civicweb.net/Portal (https://cityofeastlansing.civicweb.net/Portal/Default.aspx) for meeting agendas and the application to serve on a board or commission. Several City boards and commissions have end-of-year vacancies that need to be filled. Get involved!

https://cityofeastlansing.com/Jobs.aspx
The East Lansing Police Department is hiring full-time police officers and part-time Parking and Code Enforcement (PACE) officers. Learn more and apply at cityofeastlansing.com/jobs (https://cityofeastlansing.com/Jobs.aspx) !
* Police Officer openings (https://cityofeastlansing.com/Jobs.aspx?UniqueId=97&From=All&CommunityJobs=False&JobID=Police-Officer-388)
* PACE Officer part-time openings (https://cityofeastlansing.com/Jobs.aspx?UniqueId=98&From=All&CommunityJobs=False&JobID=PACE-Officer-Part-Time-728)
* Police Cadet openings (https://cityofeastlansing.com/Jobs.aspx?UniqueId=98&From=All&CommunityJobs=False&JobID=Police-Cadet-391)

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