Reflections on a Centennial Year
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2008 Reflections on a Centennial Year 2008 Community Calendar & 2007 Annual Report Dear Friends and Neighbors, AT A GLANCE We are thrilled to submit the enclosed progress report to residents and supporters of the great City of East Lansing. This annual report will provide our community with the opportunity to reflect on numerous 2007 success stories. As most of you know, 2007 marked the 100th birthday of our City. Thus, the arrival of 2008 leaves the City of East Lansing bidding a bittersweet farewell to an exceptionally action-packed year. The Centennial Celebration got off to a frosty yet fun start with the capturing of a “Human 100” photograph in downtown East Lansing. Other Centennial events included a Guinness World Record™ attempt at the World’s Tallest Cupcake Tower and a breathtaking fireworks show at Patriarche Park. Throughout this milestone year, City staff and volunteers strived to make the 2007 Centennial Celebration unforgettable for residents and neighbors and we thank all of you who took part in our fun-filled birthday events. East Lansing celebrated its 100th We are especially thankful for the leadership of former mayor Liz Schweitzer who birthday in 2007. served as chair of the Centennial Commission. Additional points of pride for 2007 include enhanced regional partnerships and advancement of several key initiatives, including the completion of a 10-year improvement project at the East Lansing Soccer Complex and the launch of the East Lansing Emerging Leaders Program. On the economic development front, we broke ground on a number of innovative residential projects in our downtown and nearby neighborhoods, and in an effort to maintain our vibrant downtown, we continued to implement business attraction and retention programs that further solidify the City as a regional destination. The City continued a community As the sun sets on 2007 and rises on 2008, we look forward to the City’s next 100 fundraiser to bring a new, years. We also look forward to continuing to meet the ever-changing needs of this 12-feature Splash Pad to the wonderful community. East Lansing Family Aquatic Center in 2008. Sincerely, Theodore J. Staton City Manager East Lansing City Council East Lansing achieved its 20th recognition as a Tree City USA in 2007. Victor Loomis Diane Goddeeris Kevin Beard Mayor Mayor Pro Tem The City, in partnership with downtown businesses, hosted Nathan Triplett Roger Peters another successful Great Pumpkin Walk. Community EXPANDED VIEW OF CITY LIMITS Contacts POLICE Emergencies ................................ 911 24-Hour Non-Emergency ....351-4200 PUBLIC WORKS Tip Line ...............................337-2599 RECYCLE DROP OFF EAGLE EYE NEIGHBORHOOD Toll Free Tip Line ...........877-ELPD-TIP STATE RD BROWN RD BROWN HAWK NEST FIRE DEPARTMENT Parks NEIGHBORHOOD Emergencies ................................ 911 COOLIDGE RD COOLIDGE COLEMAN RD Non-Emergency ..................332-1956 PUBLIC WORKS Public Schools RD CHANDLER RECYCLE DROP OFF P.A.C.E. (Parking and Code STATE RD RD WEST Neighborhoods Enforcement) .......................319-6894 Nature Trail Active Living for Adults (ALFA) Day LAKE LANSING RD Care ....................................337-4611 OLIDGE CO Community Facilities RD Aquatic Center (Seasonal) ...332-4420 SAGINAW ST City Boundaries RD LAKE RK COOLIDGE COOLIDGE PA HARRISON RD RD HARRISON Bailey Community Center ....337-7615 COLEMAN RD MSU Campus RD ABBOTT East Lansing City Council ....319-6863 CHANDLER RD CHANDLER GR MICHIGAN AVE A RD HAGADORN ND RIVER City Clerk .............................319-6904 AVE ABBOT PARKSIDE SOCCER MICHIGAN STATE City Manager .......................319-6920 COMPLEX WEST RD WEST UNIVERSITY SOFTBALL COMPLEX TROWBRIDGE RD Code Enforcement and Neighborhood ABBOT ROAD Conservation .......................319-6857 PARK AQUATIC CENTER PINECREST East Lansing CONDOMINIUMS Public Library ...................... 351-2420 EAST LANSING PINECREST LAKE LANSING RORDAD NEIGHBORHOOD TAMARISK East Lansing Hannah Community NEIGHBORHOOD RD WHITE T RD TTT MEMORIAL Center .................................333-2580 PARK BBO A TAMARISK DONLEY PARK ELEMENTARY LAKE LANSING RORDAD East Lansing Childcare HENRY FINE PARK WHITEHILLS ELEMENTARY PINECREST Program ..............................337-7615 ELEMENTARY HARRISON MEADOWS PARK ABBOT FIRE STATION WHITEHILLS 54-B District Court...............351-7000 NORTHERN MEADOWS WOODS NEIGHBORHOOD WOLF COURT NEIGHBORHOOD PARK Water Billing ........................319-6890 SHAW STSTONELAKONELAKEE ESTATES SAGINAW ST. HASLETT RD Parking Lots ........................337-1277 COCONDOMINIUMNDOMINIUMSS PATRIARCHE WALNUT HEIGHTS PARK SHAW POST OFFICE OLD WHITEHILLS NEIGHBORHOOD OOLIDGE RD OOLIDGE WATERTOWER C NEIGHBORHOOD CHARTCHARTWELWELLL PARK COCONDOMINIUMNDOMINIUMSS Planning and Community HAWTHORN SHAW PUBLIC LIBRARY RD LAKE RK LANTERN HILLS RD GADORN NEIGHBORHOOD GLENCAIRN PARK PA NEIGHBORHOOD HA ELEMENTARY MacDONALD Development .......................319-6930 HARHARVVAARDRD RO ROADAD & & EAST LANSING MIDDLE SCHOOL NORTHNORTH COWLE COWLEYY GLENCAIRN HIGH SCHOOL MARBLE PARK EAST LANSING NEIGHBORHOOD GLENCAIRN HANNAH ELEMENTARY COMM. CENTER SAGINAW ST. NEIGHBORHOOD FOREST BURCHAM DR. Prime Time Seniors’ OAKWOOD PARK RD AVONDALE BURCHAM RD BAILEY SOUTHEAST NEIGHBORHOOD RD TTT GR NEIGHBORHOOD PARK Program ..............................337-1113 AND COMMUNITY MARBLE RIV VALLEY COURT BBO NEIGHBORHOOD ER RD HARRISON AV A ASSOCIATION CHESTERFIELD E COMMUNITY CNTR. HILLS VALLEY ORCHARD ST NEIGHBORHOOD COURT CITY HALL BAILEY PARK PUMPHOUSE Public Works and Environmental CLOCK TOWER STODDARD Services ..............................337-9459 BAILEY COMMUNITY CENTER PARK ALBERT & CHILD CARE FACILITY AVE MICHIGAN AVE DOWNTOWN 24-Hour Information ............351-4999 BROOKFIELD EAST LANSING WEST BROOKFIELD NEIGHBORHOOD HERITAGE NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS WELCOME PARK East Lansing High School ....333-7500 KA L AMA MacDonald Middle...............333-7600 E GR ZOO AND ST AV RIVER Michigan State University AVE Donley Elementary ...............333-7370 Glencairn Elementary ...........333-7930 HARRISON HARRISON SHAW LN Marble Elementary ...............333-7860 RED CEDAR NEIGHBORHOOD Pinecrest Elementary ...........333-7870 RED CEDAR RD GADORN RM LN RM ELEMENTARY HA FA Red Cedar Elementary .........333-5060 BOGUE ST ST BOGUE Whitehills Elementary ...........333-7900 J.D. EMERSON PARK TROWBRIDGE RD. JANUARY 2008 Kicking Off a 100-Year Celebration The City kicked off the 2007 “Excellence in Local Government” Centennial Celebration with a “Human award. The award recognized 100” photograph on M.A.C. Avenue. Staton’s leadership in maintaining Approximately 700 community a long history of sound members braved frigid temperatures fiscal practices and planning, to be part of the history-making successful collective bargaining shoot. The City received local and negotiations, unprecedented national attention for the “Human 100” expansion, increased diversity photograph, taken from atop the East of the tax base, fruitful efforts Lansing Marriott by Doug Elbinger. to contain health care costs and significant infrastructure The East Lansing Comprehensive improvements. “I feel this award Plan Team rolled out the Big Picture recognizes the highly regarded more than $200,000 worth of Comprehensive Plan for our Future in work of our City Council and staff,” hazardous materials equipment 2007. Five years in the making, the Staton said. in 2007. newly adopted plan is the end result of extensive research, community The East Lansing Fire Department A January awards ceremony surveying and goal setting. Not since made an estimated 3,964 emergency recognized a year of heroic acts by 1982 has a unified vision statement runs in 2007. These runs were in the East Lansing Police Department. for the City been implemented for response to a monthly average of To name a few, ELPD Chief Tom the purpose of generating ongoing 243 EMS dispatches and 331 fire Wibert was honored for saving the improvements to East Lansing’s dispatches. Through City investment life of a 17-year-old car accident quality of life. Pick up a copy of the and federal funds, ELFD also victim, ELPD Officer Ryan Kuhn was plan at City Hall, 410 Abbot Road. purchased two new pieces of equip- recognized for rescuing a 21-year-old ment to improve future fire protection MSU student from abduction and In late January, City Manager and safety for the community and ELPD Sergeant Andrew Bouck was Theodore Staton was honored by region. In addition to a new $70,000 acknowledged for rescuing a woman the Michigan Local Government SCBA trailer, a $235,000 investment from a car fire while off duty. Management Association with the was made on a new rescue truck with DECEMBER 2007 FEBRUARY 2008 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 JANUARY 2008 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 24 25 26 27 28 29 S M T W T F S 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 New Year’s Day, City Offices Closed To kick off the 2007 East Lansing Centennial Celebration, community members posed for a “Human 100” photograph in downtown. 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 MSU Spring Semester Begins Community members who took part in the “Human 100” wore green ponchos. 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Presidential Primary 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 East Lansing City Manager Theodore Staton Martin Luther King, was honored with a MLGMA “Excellence in Jr. Day, City Offices Local Government” award in 2007. Closed 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 East Lansing firefighters responded to an av- erage of 331 dispatches