You might remember this thread:
https://beta.forum.grepolis.com/index.php?threads/statement-gpc.4443/
There never was an "official announcement" in the respective sections of the Community forums. You might remember that the GPC members had to transport (or were "allowed" to transport^^) Anna Sieprawska´s statement regarding the end of the project into their Community forums - and that also means that the players of markets not represented in the Inner Council received no information at all. The clear message was: "Thank you for your time and effort, but unfortunately the project (and you) are/were not worth ours".
I have developed a very strong opinion regarding the Lead Community Manager´s overall performance, and so far I have seen nothing to improve that opinion of mine. However, maybe the blame lies elsewhere.
It might speak for itself that InnoGames currently is looking for an in-house "Community specialist" for Grepolis, some kind of "assistant" reporting to "Lead Community Managers and Product Managers":
https://www.innogames.com/de/innogames-karriere/detail/job/community-specialist-grepolis-in-house-/
The job description and profile resemble those of a LCM, though. This could mean that there won´t be a LCM for Grepolis in the future, i.e. it could mean that there will be less LCMs in the company, responsible for more than one game each, and therefore not able to fulfill all community tasks required. It could also mean that the management has noticed that the communication with the Grepolis players must be improved and that an
additional "communicator" is needed - but do we really believe that?^^