Lansing Sun

Lansing Mayor Andy Schor submitted his Budget Recommendation last week, underscoring his continuing work towards investing in the community for the future. 

On Mar. 28, Mayor Schor announced the submission of his Budget Recommendations for the coming fiscal year, with $241.6 million, a 1.2% increase from the adopted FY 2022 budget, to be put towards investing in various communities throughout Lansing in order to provide for the future, according to the city's website. 

“The City of Lansing continues to invest in our community with an eye toward the future. We are still facing the challenges that the COVID pandemic brought on and this budget reflects the priorities that residents expressed during participatory budget events,” said Mayor Schor, according to the Lansing Sun.  “My budget proposal calls for an additional LPD social worker, focus on economic development work, additional street and sidewalk repairs, a financial empowerment grant administrator, human resources associates to improve the City hiring process, and funding many other important priorities for the residents of the City of Lansing.”

This is Schor's fifth Executive Budget Recommendation to City Council and will cover the fiscal year for 2023 from July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023. The Budget included many of Lansing's current priorities, such as strategic investment in strengthening neighborhoods, parks, and commercial corridors, community service needs, public safety, infrastructure, and continued racial justice work, according to the website. 

 “I am so proud to have continued working with our state legislators and Governor Whitmer to ensure Lansing receives our share of state funding to help offset losses from a reduced state workforce," Schor continued. "In addition, I am proud to keep working with Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin, and our US Senators Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow to continue pushing for critical federal support for our City budget. Funding from these sources have allowed us to prioritize neighborhoods, parks, racial justice, and equity, small business support, infrastructure, and so many other areas that keep Lansing an incredible place to live and retire.”

According to the City Charter, Lansing City Council has until May 16, 2022, to adopt a final City budget plan for the next fiscal year.