Lansing Mayor Andy Schor’s proposed executive budget for the 2025/26 fiscal year allocates more than $100 million toward police and fire services, with additional funding for road and bridge projects and city employee benefits.
- Lansing Mayor Schor’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2025/26 is set for $307 Million.
- Some priorities include public safety, infrastructure and city employee benefits.
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“It determines how we live… it determines our quality of life,” said resident Loretta Stanaway. The $307 million budget proposal has sparked various opinions from Lansing residents, with many emphasizing the importance of public safety funding.
“We need to fully fund police and fire and staffing levels and equipment levels,” said Stanaway.
Schor’s budget aligns with these priorities, dedicating a significant portion to public safety initiatives.
“We proposed to add ten new police officers if the legislature were to pass the public safety revenue sharing… and then we proposed to add 15 new firefighters in the next 3 years through a grant we recently got,” Schor said…