East Lansing City Council seat sought by 14 applicants
EAST LANSING − City Council will consider 14 applicants looking to fill a council seat vacated with Lisa Babcock's resignation.
Those interested in becoming a council member had until 5 p.m. Wednesday to submit their applications to fill the vacancy. The East Lansing City Clerk received applications from 14 eligible applicants, according to a City of East Lansing press release issued Thursday.
The applicants include Nichole Biber, Daniel Bollman, Island Ewert, Tina Farhat, Noel Garcia Jr., Barbara Hiranpradist, Rebecca Kasen, Eston Livingston, Mikey Manuel, Laith Mihyar, Abigail Tykocki, Chris Wardell, Kalette Willis and Eugenia Zacks-Carney, according to the press release.
“We are enormously grateful to the community members who have applied to serve on Council in this open position. We appreciate their sense of civic-minded service,” East Lansing Mayor Ron Bacon said in the press release.
To be eligible, applicants had to be East Lansing residents and registered to vote in the city.
East Lansing City Council meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, and will discuss the next steps in filling the vacancy.
Babcock resigned effective Dec. 28 after she was elected as an East Lansing 54B District Court judge in November's election. The East Lansing City Charter requires the city council to appoint a new council member within 30 days after the vacancy occurs.
The candidate selected to fill the vacancy will complete the term that ends with the Nov. 7, 2023, election.
Contact Mark Johnson at majohnson2@lsj.com. Follow him on Twitter at @ByMarkJohnson.
This article originally appeared on Lansing State Journal: East Lansing City Council seat sought by 14 applicants
