The East Lansing Finance Department has received some inquiries from community members regarding increases in their winter tax bills, given that voters approved a property tax decrease alongside the new East Lansing income tax.

The City of East Lansing has hired a new, full-time income tax administrator to help ensure that the new, voter-approved East Lansing income tax is administered accurately and to serve as a point of contact for employers, residents and employees.

Green Friday (& Saturday too!) – downtown East Lansing’s special version of the popular day-after-Thanksgiving Black Friday shopping sales – will take place November 30-December 1, 2018.

Community members are invited to give back this holiday season by participating in downtown East Lansing’s Toys for Tots campaign.

City of East Lansing offices will be closed Thursday, Nov. 22 and Friday, Nov. 23 in observance of Thanksgiving.

The popular, annual Winter Glow event – East Lansing’s free, outdoor winter festival – will take place on Saturday, Dec. 1 from 2-5 p.m. in downtown East Lansing. The majority of activities are free.

With the East Lansing income tax slated to go into effect on January 1, 2019, the City of East Lansing will be hosting a series of income tax meetings this November and December and recently released employer withholding forms and guides.

All-of-us Express Children’s Theatre (AECT) will be hosting open auditions for the upcoming musical production of L. Frank Baum’s “The Wizard of Oz” at the East Lansing Hannah Community Center (ELHCC)...

With the East Lansing income tax slated to go into effect on January 1, 2019, the City of East Lansing will be hosting a series of income tax meetings this November and recently released employer withholding forms and guides.

All-of-us Express Children’s Theatre (AECT) will be hosting open auditions for the upcoming musical production of L. Frank Baum’s “The Wizard of Oz” at the East Lansing Hannah Community Center (ELHCC)...

As part of the City of East Lansing’s ongoing commitment to honoring diversity, the East Lansing Human Relations Commission will be hosting a special upcoming event entitled Opening Minds: Learning From and About Immigrants and Refugees.

Community members are advised that the City of East Lansing’s Northern Tail Dog Park, located at 6400 Abbot Road, will be closed over the 2018-2019 winter season.

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.

With the East Lansing income tax slated to go into effect on January 1, 2019, the City of East Lansing will be hosting a series of income tax meetings this November and recently released employer withholding forms and guides.

The East Lansing City Clerk’s office, 410 Abbot Road, will have special hours this Saturday, Nov. 3 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. to issue and receive absentee voter (AV) ballots for the November 6, 2018 General Election.

The winners of the 2018 East Lansing Community Photo Contest; officially sponsored by Meijer, the East Lansing Downtown Management Board and the East Lansing Downtown Development Authority; have been announced.

Jane Congdon, author of “How the Wild Effect Turned Me into a Hiker at 69,” will visit the East Lansing Public Library (ELPL), 950 Abbot Road, for an author talk on Tuesday, Oct. 30 from 6:30-8 p.m. This free program is open to all community members.

The City of East Lansing’s phone system will be temporarily unavailable from approximately 4-6 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 24 to accommodate a hardware repair.

Motorists are advised that there will be a temporary road closure on Albert Avenue, from M.A.C. Avenue to Grove Street, from approximately 7-10 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 24 to accommodate the repair of HopCat’s sign.

At approximately 2:44 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 12, the East Lansing Police Department (ELPD) responded to a report of shots fired and people fighting in the 2500 block of Abbot Road.