Did we need Lansing millage vote to save police and fire positions?

by Wes Thorp May 14, 2011

More questions are raised than answered after Lansing City Council President A’Lynne Robinson’s news conference yesterday about their proposal to save positions in the Lansing Police and Fire Departments.  She and Council-member Kathie Dunbar announced that the city would be getting state revenue sharing and that they were proposing that city employees make concessions about [...]

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City Council President A’Lynne Robinson with more budget news

by Wes Thorp May 14, 2011

Here’s the latest on the Lansing (MI) budget situation from Lansing City Council President A’Lynne Robinson. In a story from WLNS.com, she says 61 police and fire jobs can be saved by getting these employees to pay more of their healthcare. The story says: But Robinson also says she expects that up to 61 jobs [...]

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A quick look at Waverly Road repairs south of Old Lansing Road

by Wes Thorp May 14, 2011

Do you get tangled up in the Greater Lansing Area’s many road construction projects? Which ones do you find the most troublesome for your various activities? How much extra time do you spend on city and suburban streets?

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Here’s the Lansing (MI) City Council budget proposal that the Mayor describes as fantasy

by Wes Thorp May 13, 2011

As the Lansing (MI) City Council inches closer to adopting Mayor Virg Bernero’s 2011-12 budget proposal that eliminates funding for a substantial number of police officers and firefighters, three council members have offered several pages of proposed spending changes as an alternative. To save our public safety force-the Lansing Police and Fire Departments–they have proposed [...]

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Do you have a link to all the stops for Lansing’s “Be A Tourist In Your Own Town” event?

by Wes Thorp May 13, 2011

Do you have a link to the almost 70 stops for this year’s Greater Lansing “Be A Tourist In Your Own Town” event on Saturday, June 4 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. where attractions, businesses and all sorts of facilities open their doors to the public? I’ve been to the website for the event [...]

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CRIME REPORT: Homicide on Kaynorth Road last night in south Lansing

by Wes Thorp May 13, 2011

Last night around 10 p.m., according to local news media, the body of a 40-year-old man was found at the threshold of his front door in the 6000 block of Kaynorth Road on the southside.  Here are the links for local news media coverage: The Lansing State Journal at LSJ.com reports the name of the [...]

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Here’s Lansing (MI) City Council packet for April 18 meeting

by Wes Thorp April 18, 2011

Lansing (MI) City Council info packet for April 18 meeting(function() { var scribd = document.createElement(“script”); scribd.type = “text/javascript”; scribd.async = true; scribd.src = “http://www.scribd.com/javascripts/embed_code/inject.js”; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(“script”)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(scribd, s); })();

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Mayor Virg Bernero’s daughter Kelly contemplating run for state representative

by Wes Thorp April 13, 2011

When Lansing State Rep. Joan Bauer leaves the Michigan House of Representatives next year, Mayor Virg Bernero’s daughter Kelly wants to run to replace her.  She’s 23 and a recent graduate of the University of Michigan.  Here’s a video interview with her by WILX TV:

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Here’s some Common Ground bands for July 11-17

by Wes Thorp April 13, 2011

Lansing’s Common Ground music festival is July 11-17 this year and here’s the rundown of bands from the Lansing State Journal’s Noise magazine. Being an older baby-boomer type, the only name I recognize is Lynyrd Skynyrd. What’s your reaction to the line-up?   Going to buy a ticket?

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What did you miss at tonight’s Lansing City Council budget hearing?

by Wes Thorp April 13, 2011

What about tonight’s hearing/forum about the proposed city of Lansing budget for the next fiscal year?  My wife and I went and stayed for a little more than an hour before we left.  What were my impressions?  What were my expectations and were they met? The city’s challenge First, it’s important to provide some context [...]

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