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** Congratulations MSU Graduates!
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** May the 4th be with you this weekend and always
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**Please note: Graduation ceremonies on campus are expected to bring tens of thousands of proud family members and friends to the area this weekend.

Ceremony details: https://commencement.msu.edu/ceremony/schedule

Moving Out? Get info about bulk item pickup, yellow trash bags & more (https://www.cityofeastlansing.com/279/Carts-Bags-Sticker-Purchases)

Headed downtown? Find parking at cityofeastlansing.com/LiveParking (https://cityofeastlansing.com/liveparking)


** Council Recap: Budget Work Session
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The East Lansing City Council held its second budget work session on Tuesday, April 29 for consideration of the preliminary budget and fee schedule for Fiscal Year 2026, which begins July 1, 2025 and runs through June 30, 2026.

Department of Public Works (DPW) Director Ron Lacasse presented information about the department's General Fund requests, totaling approximately $6 million, as well as major and local streets, utilities funds such as solid waste management, sewage disposal and water supply. He also spoke about water and sewer rates and operations of the garage and public works service pool. East Lansing Mayor George Brookover pointed out that the vast majority of the department's expenditures come to the City from outside sources, including from grants and third-party agencies, and is spent on improvements for residents. Watch this part of the meeting (https://youtu.be/fWF_d9pryoM?t=2553) .

Department of Parks, Recreation and Arts staff including Director Cathy DeShambo, Assistant Director Justin Drwencke and Administrative Services Coordinator Jane Stone next presented to Council on the parks and recreation fund and capital improvement funds. In their report, staff highlighted the foundational work that goes into what community members experience when they interact with the department through the East Lansing Hannah Community Center, the City's green spaces, youth sports and theater productions, festivals and more. Forecasting for the parks capital improvement fund was based on the feedback from the five-year parks plan survey whereas the capital improvement fund looks at code requirements and facility conditions for government buildings under the department's purview. Watch this part of the meeting (https://youtu.be/fWF_d9pryoM?t=6207) .
East Lansing City Manager Robert Belleman presented on business license fees and a general fund deficit reduction plan for Council's consideration. The plan includes a menu of proposals affecting the General Fund. Among these suggestions are new lease agreements in the downtown area, a special assessment for streetlights, reducing an appropriation to 54B District Court, eliminating a new proposed position in the East Lansing Fire Department, discontinuing payments of drain maintenance special assessments, instituting a convenience fee on credit card payments and reducing or eliminating the general fund contribution to the parks and recreation fund. The final proposal would be achieved by pursuing a contribution from East Lansing Public Schools, adding a dedicated Parks & Recreation millage proposal to the November 2025 ballot and/or increasing fees for service. East Lansing City Councilmember Erik Altmann noted in his remarks that there is no magic pot of money that funds government. Watch
this part of the meeting (https://youtu.be/fWF_d9pryoM?t=8436) .

WHAT'S NEXT?
Public hearings on the preliminary budget and tax rate are set for Tuesday, May 13. The public will also be able to weigh in at that time on the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) budget allocation.

Adoption of the FY2026 budget, tax rate and fee schedule is tentatively anticipated for the Tuesday, May 27 Council meeting.

****Community members are encouraged to attend meetings, ask questions and provide feedback through public comment and correspondence to City Council.****


** An annual budget is one of the clearest ways of understanding a community’s priorities, and it is important that the public be engaged in the process.
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https://www.elcitizensmanual.com/


** Citizens Manual Encourages Civics Education
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During public comment at the Tuesday, April 29 City Council meeting, MSU Political Science Professor Sarah Reckhow shared with Council a website created by her students this spring. Community members are encouraged to visit www.elcitizensmanual.com (https://www.elcitizensmanual.com/) to learn how college students are working with high schoolers to increase their knowledge about local government and encourage active participation in shaping the future of East Lansing.
https://cityofeastlansing.com/DocumentCenter/View/15992/Draft-Comprehensive-Plan-PDF
Submit Feedback on the City's Comprehensive Plan Update by Wednesday, June 11 (https://www.cityofeastlansing.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=2319)
Photo by Brittany Bruens, East Lansing Community Photo Contest 2024 Downtown Winner


** The Return of Albert EL Fresco Next Week!
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The grand reopening of Albert EL Fresco will be held on Thursday, May 8 from 5-9 p.m. There will be fun for all ages!

MUSIC
* The Dangling Participles, a Lansing-area indie folk band, from 5:30-7 p.m.
* The Andrew Brown Sound, a group of Michigan State University jazz students, from 7-8:30 p.m.

OUTDOOR GAMES
* Ping pong
* Cornhole
* Giant Chess
* Inflatable football game

GIVEAWAYS
New Downtown East Lansing giveaways
East Lansing Public Library games, crafts and branded merchandise

Live View of Downtown Parking Spaces! (https://cityofeastlansing.com/2186/Live-Parking-Availability)
https://www.elartfest.com/
Get all the details for this year's East Lansing Art Festival on May 17-18 (https://www.elartfest.com/)
https://cityofeastlansing.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=2323
No Mow May is an international conservation movement. What does it mean in East Lansing? (https://cityofeastlansing.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=2323)


** Law Day 2025 Bookmark Contest Winners
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East Lansing’s 54B District Court is pleased to announce that Paige E., Greta H. and Zaleah L. are the winners of the Law Day bookmark drawing contest. The winning designs will be printed as bookmarks and used as juror gifts on behalf of the judges.



** “On behalf the Court, we want to thank all the students who participated. East Lansing students are talented! We’re looking forward to sharing the students’ art with jurors,” Judges Molly Hennessey Greenwalt and Lisa Babcock said in a joint statement.
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President Dwight D. Eisenhower established Law Day in 1958 as a day to celebrate the rule of law, and in 1961 Congress designated May 1 as the official day for celebrating Law Day. This year's Law Day theme is “The Constitution’s Promise: Out of Many, One.”

https://music.msu.edu/event/piano-monster/


** Piano Monster Concert on May 4
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The MSU College of Music will ends its season with a space-themed celebration on Sunday, May 4 at 3 p.m. in Fairchild Theatre, 542 Auditorium Road. The concert will feature four grand pianos on stage with a program inspired by the powerful soundtracks of movies like "2001: A Space Odyssey", "Star Wars" and more. It will be performed by an ensemble of artist-faculty pianists from the college’s keyboard area. Buy tickets (https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/35411186/piano-monster-east-lansing-fairchild-theatre) .


** Construction Updates: Getting Around Town
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Beginning Monday, May 5 >>
* HARRISON ROAD BRIDGE ***Traffic will be maintained in both directions*** Motorists are advised that traffic will be reduced from two lanes to one lane in each direction, which may lead to delays. The project is being done to repair the roadway between Kalamazoo Street and the Kellogg Center. Traffic on Kalamazoo Street will NOT be affected. This project is expected to be completed by mid-August before MSU students return to campus.

* DOWNTOWN: To accommodate setup of Albert EL Fresco in downtown East Lansing, portions of Albert Avenue will be closed starting Monday, May 5.

Ongoing projects >>
* LAKE LANSING ROAD: A Consumers Energy gas main installation project began this past Monday (April 28). Motorists may experience delays due to lane closures from Coolidge Road to Abbot Road. Work is expected to continue through the end of June.

* U.S. 127 at Trowbridge Road: The highway is in its current configuration until mid-June. View lane closures here (https://mdotjboss.state.mi.us/MiDrive/map?constZone=true&lat=42.730255858482025&lon=-84.51968310730732&zoom=12) .

https://www.facebook.com/947TrowbridgeRdEastLansingMI


** Supporting Trowbridge Road During Construction
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Biggby Coffee, 947 Trowbridge Road
Biggby Coffee is one of the fastest growing coffee chains in the U.S., and it all began in East Lansing 30 years ago! Michigan State University alums Mary Roszel and Bob Fish opened the first location on Grand River Avenue near downtown East Lansing on March 15, 1995. The company now has over 400 locations across 13 states and is on target to open 1,000 cafes by 2028.

One of the recently opened locations is at 947 Trowbridge Road (for readers who have been around for awhile this is where a Quality Dairy used to be). In honor of MSU's graduation ceremonies this weekend, East Lansing-area Biggby locations, including the one on Trowbridge Road, are offering a free 16-ounce drink to any college grad wearing their cap and gown who show the above coupon. Congratulations, graduates!

The businesses on Trowbridge Road have felt the pinch of construction over the past year. Let's show support to these local businesses!
There will be a no-fee yard waste collection WEST of Abbot Road this Monday, May 5. Properties east of Abbot Road will have no-fee yard waste collection on Monday, May 12. Additional dates have been added in June because of No Mow May. Bookmark www.cityofeastlansing.com/yardwaste (https://cityofeastlansing.com/yardwaste) for all the details!


** Meetings & Events
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Verify meeting dates, times and locations and view meeting agendas at
cityofeastlansing.civicweb.net/portal (https://cityofeastlansing.civicweb.net/portal/) .

TONIGHT! (Friday, May 2)
* 7 p.m. All-of-us Express Children's Theatre presents "Holes" at the East Lansing Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road. Learn more and purchase tickets (https://cityofeastlansing.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=2302) .

Saturday, May 3
* 3 p.m. All-of-us Express Children's Theatre presents "Holes" at the East Lansing Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road. Learn more and purchase tickets (https://cityofeastlansing.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=2302) .

Sunday, May 4
* 3 p.m. Final Show. All-of-us Express Children's Theatre presents "Holes" at the East Lansing Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road. Learn more and purchase tickets (https://cityofeastlansing.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=2302) .

Monday, May 5
* 1 p.m. Seniors Commission meeting, East Lansing Hannah Community Center (Prime Time Conference Room), 819 Abbot Road
* 6 p.m. Transportation Commission meeting, ELHCC

Tuesday, May 6
* No Meetings!

Wednesday, May 7
* 6 p.m. East Lansing Independent Police Oversight Committee meeting, ELHCC
* 6 p.m. Zoning Board of Appeals meeting, East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Road

Thursday, May 8
* 5-9 p.m. Albert EL Fresco grand reopening, along Albert Avenue between M.A.C. Avenue and Grove Street
* 6 p.m. Historic District Commission meeting + 3 public hearings, ELHCC

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* Serve on a Board or Commission! Apply for a vacancy at cityofeastlansing.civicweb.net/Portal/BoardApplication/

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