Mayor Andy Schor - Democratic Mayors

Lansing Mayor Andy Schor gave his State of the City address, focusing on the theme of “Lansing’s Time is Now” and how the city plans to move forward from the COVID-19 pandemic. Mayor Schor’s top priorities include economic development, public safety, investing in Lansing’s youth, affordable housing, and equity.

In Mayor Schor’s remarks, he shared about the city’s new General Motors battery plant, which will create over 1,700 new jobs and bring an investment of more than $2.6 billion to the city focusing on electric vehicle development.

“Lansing’s Time is Now, and I assure you that if we keep working together, the state of our city will continue to be stronger tomorrow than it was yesterday,” said Mayor Schor.

Watch Mayor Schor’s address here.

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