Mark Rountree

Mark Rountree

Budget, RHID and the role of county government

The past few weeks have been eventful in county government as the Board of County Commissioners completed its work by adopting a $69 million FY 2026 budget. The budget process included budget hearings where commissioners heard from the head of each county department and each elected official regarding their proposed budgets.

Lansing City Council discusses new budget

Lansing City Council members recently approved the city’s 2026 budget that exceeds the revenue neutral rate but remains flat in terms of the 2025 mill levy. The vote was 8-0.Mayor Tony McNeill said the major driver for this is a new comprehensive plan, which City Administrator Tim Vandall said citizens had asked for during several discussions of establishing Reinvestment Housing Incentive Districts.