Possible Lansing & East Lansing merger?
If I didn't predict enough in the City Pulse article towards the end where I said sometimes it seems that Lansing would like to be East Lansing and vice versa, WILX reported last night that Virg Bernero has been talking now about a possible merge between the cities. East Lansing's mayor, Sam Singh, says that could possibly be a decade off.
Singh is waiting for Lansing to get under control its pensions and other liabilities first.
Virg would like to see this done within the next few years, but Singh is open to the conversation. Any such event would require voter approval.
Here is a link to the article: Mayor presses merging EL and Lansing
There is also the video portion as well.
Singh is waiting for Lansing to get under control its pensions and other liabilities first.
Virg would like to see this done within the next few years, but Singh is open to the conversation. Any such event would require voter approval.
Here is a link to the article: Mayor presses merging EL and Lansing
There is also the video portion as well.
Comments
I guess I shouldn't say we. After all, I live in Delta Township and am not a real Lansing citizen.
Does anyone know, without having to lookup, where this has been successful in the past?
Of course, the residents of Lansing Township would never vote in favor of annexation. Forget the fact that although they comprise less than 5 square miles, are divided themselves on the east and west side of Lansing, have under 10,000 residents they still pay for their own police and fire.
I've never seen a more anachronistic governing body than Lansing Township.