EAST LANSING, Mich. — Beginning January 5, 2022, the majority of public meetings for the City of East Lansing’s boards and commissions will be canceled through the end of the month due to the significant spread of COVID-19 in the community.
East Lansing City Council meetings will continue to be held in person at the East Lansing Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road; however, community members are encouraged to take advantage of virtual options for viewing and participating in these public meetings.
Community members can view a livestream and recording of the East Lansing City Council meetings via the City’s public meeting portal, https://cityofeastlansing.civicweb.net/Portal/, and via East Lansing Community Television, WELG (Channel 22): https://www.cityofeastlansing.com/174/Government-TV-Ch-22. Community members can also email Council or call in to the meeting to make public comment. Public comment instructions are posted at the top of each meeting agenda at https://cityofeastlansing.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingTypeList.aspx. If planning to attend the meetings in person, community members are reminded that masks are required.
The Election Commission’s Jan. 11 meeting will also be taking place in person at 10 a.m. as regularly scheduled; however, the meeting location has been changed to the Executive Conference Room at the East Lansing Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road, to allow for enhanced physical distancing. If planning to attend this meeting, community members are reminded that masks are required.
The authority for Michigan public bodies to hold electronic “virtual” meetings under a declared local state of emergency expired at the end of 2021.