Update - January 14, 2021
EAST LANSING, Mich. — In light of the continued spread of COVID-19 in the community, the City of East Lansing’s current office closures will be extended beyond mid-January in the interest of community and employee health.
While the majority of City offices will continue to remain closed for in-person transactions until further notice, all essential services (police, fire, EMS, curbside trash/recycling services, water services, wastewater management and court services) will continue to remain available and non-essential staff will continue to be available remotely to assist residents with non-essential services. For a list of City phone numbers, online payment options and additional departmental service information, visit www.cityofeastlansing.com/coronavirus, opens a new window. The departmental service information is available in the City’s Continuity of Operations Plan, opens a new window.
Offices that will remain closed to the public for in-person transactions include East Lansing City Hall, the East Lansing Department of Public Works, East Lansing Prime Time, the East Lansing Public Library (ELPL) and the East Lansing 54B District Court.
The East Lansing Public Library building will remain closed to the public. Curbside Pickup Services, opens a new window and 24/7 Locker Pickups, opens a new window for hold pickups will continue to be offered.
The East Lansing Police Department’s 24/7 police desk, 409 Park Lane, will continue to remain staffed and open to the public during the office closures, and the East Lansing Hannah Community Center (ELHCC) will also remain open for limited hours to continue offering its Remote Learning Camp as well as fitness center and pool visits on a reservation-only basis and other limited programming. Additional ELHCC details are available in the City’s Continuity of Operations Plan, opens a new window. While ELPL will continue to remain closed for in-person transactions, curbside pick-up services, materials by mail and the 24/7 outside lockers for hold pickups will continue to be offered. Learn more about these services at www.elpl.org, opens a new window.
Property owners are reminded that winter property tax bills are due on Feb. 16. Credit card and e-check payments for property taxes can be made online by visiting www.cityofeastlansing.com, opens a new window and clicking on the “Payments & Purchases” link. A convenience fee does apply. Payments can also be placed in the yellow drop box in the north parking lot of East Lansing City Hall, 410 Abbot Road, or can be mailed to 410 Abbot Road, East Lansing, MI 48823; Attn: Treasury.
Administrative and emergency management staff are continuing to actively monitor the status of COVID-19 cases in the local area as well as the latest public health directives and the distribution of vaccines. They will continue to make decisions and communicate about this situation in the coming weeks.
For the latest COVID-19 updates, community members are encouraged to visit www.michigan.gov/coronavirus, opens a new window, www.cdc.gov/Coronavirus, opens a new window and www.hd.ingham.org/coronavirus, opens a new window. For updates from the City of East Lansing, visit www.cityofeastlansing.com/coronavirus, opens a new window.
Update - December 9, 2020
In light of the continued spread of COVID-19 in the community, the City of East Lansing’s current office closures will be extended beyond Tuesday, Dec. 8 in the interest of community and employee health.
The majority of City offices will remain closed for in-person transactions until further notice, with a re-opening expected in mid-January 2021 at the earliest.
The East Lansing Public Library building will remain closed to the public. Curbside Pickup Services, opens a new window and 24/7 Locker Pickups, opens a new window for hold pickups will continue to be offered.
In light of the community-wide spread of COVID-19 and the latest emergency order from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), opens a new window, the majority of City of East Lansing offices will be closed to the public for three weeks beginning Wednesday, Nov. 18 in the interest of community and employee health.
The East Lansing Public Library will be rolling back services beginning Friday, Nov. 20 through Wednesday, Dec. 9. While the library will not be open to the public during this time, Curbside Pickup Services, opens a new window and the 24/7 Locker Pickups for hold pickups will continue to be offered.
Read the full news release from the City of East Lansing, opens a new window.
