Department ofCommunications Quality Services foraQuality Community 2009 COMMUNITY CALENDAR& 2008 ANNUAL REPORT CITY OF EASTCITY LANSING OF focus A Communityin Dear Friends and Neighbors, We are thrilled to share the 2009 Community Calendar & 2008 Annual Report with residents and supporters of the Community City of East Lansing. Contacts As the 2008 calendar year comes to a close, we at the City find ourselves reflecting on the accomplishments and success stories East Lansing of the past 12 months. A few highlights of the year included City Hall the grand opening of the East Lansing Technology Innovation 410 Abbot Road Center above Barnes & Noble Booksellers in downtown, the early completion of the Abbot/ East Lansing, MI 48823 Chandler Road reconstruction project north of Lake Lansing Road and the dedication of downtown East Lansing’s first green roof above the City-owned parking structure of the Albert Place Condominiums. The City also began to lay the groundwork for City Center II, a visionary Main Line ................................... 337-1731 City Council ............................... 319-6920 mixed-use redevelopment that will begin to take shape on the west end of downtown in 2009, City Manager ............................. 319-6920 and oversaw the completion of three new homes — with more to come in 2009 — within the City Clerk ................................... 319-6914 Avondale Square neighborhood revitalization project. Code Enforcement & Neighborhood In addition to infrastructure improvements and community development, the City conducted Conservation ............................. 319-6857 Water Billing .............................. 319-6890 a community survey in 2008, which yielded overwhelmingly positive results. Six hundred Planning & Community randomly selected registered voters were contacted via telephone to answer questions Development ............................. 319-6930 about the East Lansing community and the services the City provides. According to the results, 97 percent of respondents agreed that East Lansing is a good place to live and East Lansing Police 94 percent of respondents expressed satisfaction with the overall quality of services Department the City provides. Community members can view the community survey in its entirety 409 Park Lane at www.cityofeastlansing.com. East Lansing, MI 48823 While the year’s end has allowed us a chance to reflect on the past 12 months, it has also prompted us to think about the City’s path into 2009. Community members can expect to see Emergencies ...................................... 911 more job growth, development and infrastructure improvements in the City of East Lansing in 24-Hour Non-Emergency ..........351-4220 the new year. One other noteworthy event coming down the pike in 2009 will be the opening Tip Line .....................................337-2599 of a new, outdoor farmer’s market in East Lansing. The farmer’s market is slated to open in Toll Free Tip Line ............. 1-877-ELPD-TIP summer 2009 in Valley Court Park. P.A.C.E. (Parking & Code Enforcement) ............................319-6894 As you gear up for 2009, we encourage all of you to take a moment and read a little more about what has happened in the East Lansing community over the past 12 months. We 54-B District Court also encourage you to show your community pride by posting this beautiful calendar, 101 Linden Street featuring several photographs taken by East Lansing residents, in your home or place East Lansing, MI of business. 48823 Main Line – 351-7000 Warm Regards, East Lansing Fire Department Station 1, Theodore J. Staton 1700 Abbot Road East Lansing, MI 48823 Station 2, Shaw Lane, MSU Campus Emergencies ...................................... 911 Non-Emergency ........................332-1956 East Lansing East Lansing City Council Department of Public Works Mayor Victor W. Loomis, Jr. 1800 E. State Road [email protected] East Lansing, MI 48823 Mayor Pro Tem Diane Goddeeris [email protected] Main Line ...................................337-9459 Special Pickup 24-Hour Line .....351-4999 Councilmember Kevin Beard [email protected] Councilmember Roger Peters [email protected] Councilmember Nathan Triplett [email protected] East Lansing Hannah Community Center 819 Abbot Road East Lansing, MI EXPANDED VIEW OF CITY LIMITS 48823 Front Desk ..................... 333-2580 ext. 0 Prime Time............................... 337-1113 PUBLIC WORKS RECYCLE DROP OFF EAGLE EYE NEIGHBORHOOD STATE RD East Lansing Bailey Community Center BROWN RD BROWN HAWK NEST Parks NEIGHBORHOOD 300 Bailey Street East Lansing, MI COOLIDGE RD COOLIDGE COLEMAN RD 48823 PUBLIC WORKS Public Schools RD CHANDLER RECYCLE DROP OFF WEST RD RD WEST STATE NeighborhoodsRD Main Line ................................. 337-7615 East Lansing Childcare Nature Trail LAKE LANSING RD Program ................................... 337-7615 OLIDGE OLIDGE CO CO Community Facilities RD East Lansing SAGINAW ST Public Library RK LAKE RD RD LAKE RK City Boundaries COOLIDGE COOLIDGE PA HARRISON RD RD HARRISON 950 Abbot Road East Lansing, MI COLEMAN RD MSU Campus RD ABBOTT 48823 CHANDLER RD CHANDLER GR MICHIGAN AVE A RD HAGADORN ND RIVER AVE Main Line ................................. 351-2420 ABBOT PARKSIDE SOCCER MICHIGAN STATE COMPLEX WEST RD WEST WEST RD WEST UNIVERSITY SOFTBALL COMPLEX TROWBRIDGE RD Parking Division ABBOT Office located on the ROAD PARK AQUATIC CENTER ground level of the colorful parking ramp PINECREST CONDOMINIUMS at Division Street and EAST LANSING Albert Avenue. PINECREST LAKE LANSING RORDAD NEIGHBORHOOD TAMARISK NEIGHBORHOOD RD WHITE TT MEMORIAL Main Line ................................. 337-1277 PARK CHANDLER RD CHANDLER ABBO TAMARISK DONLEY PARK ELEMENTARY LAKE LANSING RORDAD HENRY FINE PARK WHITEHILLS East Lansing Family ELEMENTARY PINECREST Aquatic Center ELEMENTARY HARRISON MEADOWS PARK 6400 Abbot Road ABBOT FIRE STATION WHITEHILLS NORTHERN MEADOWS WOODS NEIGHBORHOOD East Lansing, MI WOLF COURT NEIGHBORHOOD PARK 48823 SHAW STSTONELAKEONELAKE ESTATES SAGGINAINAW ST. HASLETT RD COCONDOMINIUMSNDOMINIUMS PATRIARCHE WALNUT HEIGHTS Seasonal Line (Memorial Day – SHAW PARK OLIDGE RD OLIDGE POST OFFICE OLD WHITEHILLS NEIGHBORHOOD WATERTOWER CO NEIGHBORHOOD CHARTWELLTWELL PARK Labor Day) ..............................332-4H20 COCONDOMINIUMSNDOMINIUMS RK LAKE RD LAKE RK HAWTHORN SHAW PUBLIC LIBRARY RD LAKE RK GADORN RD GADORN LANTERN HILLS RD GADORN PA NEIGHBORHOOD GLENCAIRN PARK PA Off-Season Line ........... 333-2580 ext. 26 HA NEIGHBORHOOD HA ELEMENTARY MacDONALD HARHARVVARDARD RO ROADAD & & EAST LANSING MIDDLE SCHOOL NORTHNORTH COWLEY COWLEY GLENCAIRN HIGH SCHOOL MARBLE PARK EAST LANSING NEIGHBORHOONEIGHBORHOOD D GLENCAIRN HANNAH ELEMENTARY COMM. CENTER SAGINAW ST NEIGHBORHOOD FOREST BURCHAM DR Active Living for OAKWOOD PARK RD AVONDALE BURCHAM RD BAILEY SOUTHEAST NEIGHBORHOOD RD TTT NEIGHBORHOOD PARK Adults (ALFA) GRAND RI COMMUNITY MARBLE V VALLEY COURT NEIGHBORHOOD ER RD HARRISON AV ABBO ASSOCIATION CHESTERFIELD E COMMUNITY Valley Court CNTR. HILLS VALLEY ORCHARD ST NEIGHBORHOOD COURT CITY HALL BAILEY PARK PUMPHOUSE Community Center CLOCK TOWER STODDARD 201 Hillside Court, BAILEY COMMUNITY CENTER PA RK AL BERT & CHILD CARE FACILITY East Lansing, MI 48823 AVE MICHIGAN AVE DOWNTOWN BROOKFIELD EAST LANSING WEST BROOKFIELD NEIGHBORHOOD HERITAGE NEIGHBORHOOD Main Line ................................. 337-4611 WELCOME PARK KALA MA E GRAND RI ZO O ST AV VER Michigan State University AVE HARRISON HARRISON SHAW LN RED CEDAR NEIGHBORHOOD RED CEDAR RD GADORN RM LN RM ELEMENTARY HA FA BOGUE ST BOGUE J.D. EMERSON PARK TROWBRIDGE RD Management & Public Service East Lansing City in-depth look at East Lansing’s vital role within the East Lansing Public School Board and other Manager Theodore Staton the region, the program allowed graduates to learn local and regional partners, in 2008 the City was selected by his peers more about the community in which they live, also began regularly meeting with the City of to serve as president-elect while honing invaluable leadership and public Lansing and Lansing Township on the Michigan of the Michigan Local service skills for the future. Avenue revitalization project. The Michigan Government Management Avenue Corridor Improvement Authority Study The City of East Lansing conducted a Association (MLGMA) Committee facilitated three public workshops in community survey in 2008 to gauge residents’ in 2008. MLGMA is the 2008 to begin the community visioning process overall satisfaction with the City and its services. professional association for local government for the project. The ultimate goal of the project Six hundred randomly selected registered voters managers from municipalities, counties and is to revitalize and beautify the Michigan Avenue were contacted in September to answer brief townships throughout the state of Michigan. corridor, creating a more pleasant environment for questions relating to East Lansing services. The Beginning in January 2009, Staton will lead surrounding neighborhoods and attracting a larger survey demonstrated that 97 percent of residents the organization as president in its advocacy base of customers and businesses to one of the think East Lansing is a good place to live. Results of “Better Local Government through most traveled roadways between Lansing and of the survey, which can be viewed in full at Professional Management.” East Lansing. www.cityofeastlansing.com, will be used as a A new deputy