After COVID-19 delay, curbside yard waste pickup begins

After a delay due to COVID-19, the city’s curbside yard waste pickup will begin next week – the week of April 20.

Waste Management postponed the typical start of yard waste pickup due to the emergency declarations in Michigan and across...

No injuries in Cliff Street kitchen fire

Incident number: 2 0 2 0 - 0 2 9 0 0 Type of emergency: S t r u c t u r e F i r e Incident date: June 2, 2020 Alarm time: 6:45 p.m. Address/location: 23 Cliff St. 

Occupied? Yes 

Probable cause (if known): Under Investigation Structure typ...

City Commission candidate packets now available

Those interested in running for a position on the Battle Creek City Commission in the Nov. 3 election now can begin collecting petition signatures – as of Monday.

All nine seats on the commission are available this year.

At-large and mayoral candi...

City discusses budget gaps due to COVID-19

City leaders will hold a budget workshop with the City Commission on May 7 to discuss a tough budget situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Leaders have calculated an estimated $839,178 of expenditures over revenue in the current budget year, and an es...

la Ciudad permanecerán cerradas en estas días festivos en 2020

Las oficinas administrativas de la Ciudad permanecerán cerradas en estas días festivos en 2020 –

• Lunes, 20 de enero -- Día de Martin Luther King
• Lunes, 17 de febrero -- Día del Presidente
• Viernes...

City releases list of 2020 holidays

The city’s administrative offices will be closed on the following days in 2020.

Please watch for reminders on the city’s online calendar, at battlecreekmi.gov, and on social media.

• Monday, Jan. 20 – Martin Luther King Day
• Monday...

City will undergo first zoning ordinance rewrite in 35 years

Aug. 6, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFor more information contact: Planning Division, 269-966-3320

City will undergo first zoning ordinance rewrite in 35 years

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The city’s Planning team will lead an update of our law tha...

Police recommend avoiding downtown during protest

Battle Creek Police anticipate another planned protest downtown late this afternoon, and recommend neighbors who are not participating avoid the area.

The protest follows multiple peaceful protests yesterday in the downtown area and beyond, related to the ...

BCPD honors 2020 Officer of the Year

In 1962, the late President John F. Kennedy designated May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day. Activities are held around the world on that day and during National Police Week that honor officers who have died in the course of duty.

In recognition of Nation...

NO active boil water advisories in the city

We are aware that a February 2020 news story from the Battle Creek Enquirer was posted elsewhere online today -- causing confusion about a boil water advisory across the city system.

**Please note that there are NO active boil water advisories at this time...

Two projects close parts of Main St, Capital SW

Two work projects – one electrical, one railroad – will temporarily close sections of Main Street and Capital Avenue SW, and change some bus routes.

*First, a Consumers Energy electrical capacity expansion project downtown has...

Downtown electric work starts today - April 7

Starting today – Tuesday, April 7 – Consumers Energy will begin a five-month electrical upgrade project on Jackson Street downtown, which will temporarily close McCamly Street, then Capital Avenue SW.

The work closing McCamly today also...

Transit to delay 2020 fare increase due to COVID-19

Staff will discuss increase at a later date.

Because of continued service adjustments in the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Battle Creek Transit will keep the current fare structure, and revisit a proposed fare increase at a later time.

Right now, Transit buses and Tele-Transit vans operate on their r...

Downtown electric work starts today - April 7

Several BC Transit routes will detour during McCamly closure.

Starting today – Tuesday, April 7 – Consumers Energy will begin a five-month electrical upgrade project on Jackson Street downtown, which will temporarily close McCamly Street, then Capital Avenue SW.

The work closing McCamly today also...