La limpieza anual de otoño de la ciudad es la semana que viene

La limpieza anual de otoño de la ciudad se llevará a cabo 16 a 20 Septiembre, solo para aquellas personas que viven dentro de los límites de la ciudad.

Este período de limpieza permite que los vecinos de la ciudad depositen en el bordillo (durante su día h...

Annual fall cleanup set for next week

The city’s annual fall cleanup will take place next week – Monday, Sept. 16 to Friday, Sept. 20 – for those within Battle Creek city limits only.

On their regular pickup days, neighbors within city limits can place up to 10 cubic yards of construc...

City holds online rain barrel sale

July 15, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 For more information contact: Lizzy Paul, environmental program coordinator, 269-966-3355 ext. 1889

City holds online rain barrel sale

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The City of Battle Creek is, once again, holdi...

La recolección de residuos de jardín comienza el lunes

La limpieza de las ramas de árboles caídas por los fuertes vientos recientes está a punto de ser más fácil: la recolección de residuos de jardín comienza la semana pró...

Curbside yard waste begins on Monday

Cleaning up fallen tree limbs from recent high winds is about to become easier – curbside yard waste pickup begins this coming week – the week of March 25.

Yard waste pickup will continue through Nov. 29 this year. City neighbors may place yard waste items...

Clean Water Partner calendars now available; event dates set

Ready for the new year, the free 2019 wall calendar featuring Calhoun County Kalamazoo River Watershed images from local photographers is available at locations throughout the region.

The calendar is created by the Battle Creek Area Clean Water Partners. S...

City seeks public input on community needs

The city’s Community Development Division has released a community needs survey to collect neighbor input, and further their goal of healthy neighborhoods across the city.

Each year the city receives federal funding to improve housing options, an...

UPDATE: Building conditions at 34 E. Michigan Ave.

Sept. 10, 2019 -- UPDATE

After consultation between the city's Inspections and Fire staffs, and structural/engineering professionals, we have determined that the businesses in the block around 34 E. Michigan Ave. downtown can reopen, and power has been res...

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...

Sanitary sewer televising continues

September 19, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For more information contact: Engineering Department, 269-966-3343

Sanitary sewer televising continues

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Routine inspection and cleaning of the city’s sanitary sewer system will ...

Road closure on Upton Ave. tomorrow morning

September 18, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For more information contact: Water Division, 269-966-3506

Road closure on Upton Ave. tomorrow morning

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Crews will be replacing a lead water service line on Upton Ave., between Dickman Rd...

Burmese: Columbia water main project

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Columbia water main project shifts to Riverside intersection

Starting on Monday, Sept. 9, the Columbia Avenue water main project will progress and change, now limiting traffic through the intersection with Riverside Drive.

• Traffic driving east and west on Columbia will not be able to make left turns onto Riverside.
• T...

Water main replacement starts on Columbia July 22

The city team highly encourages neighbors who use Columbia Avenue to seek alternate routes in the coming weeks, as crews begin work to replace a water main between Capital Avenue SW and Riverside Drive.

Work begins this coming Monday, July 22. The road wil...