County-wide electronics, Styrofoam collection Aug. 24

The City of Battle Creek and Calhoun County are, once again, holding a recycling event to collect electronics and Styrofoam No. 6.

This event is free for those living within Calhoun County, and is an effort to encourage neighbors to dispose of these items ...

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...

Submit photos online to enter Clean Water Partners contest

The Battle Creek Area Clean Water Partners annual photo contest continues, and there’s an easy way to submit photos online in the home stretch.

The Clean Water Partners website, www.bcwater.org, has been in the process of a redesign, which is now...

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...

City develops, adopts Sustainability Plan

In progress in some form for years, the city now has an Environmental Sustainability Plan, developed by the city’s Sustainable BC Committee, and approved by the City Commission on Feb. 5.

The plan consists of themes and, within those themes, goal...

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...

City moving to every-other-week curbside recycling May 6

Battle Creek curbside recycling customers will see a change to every-other-week curbside recycling service starting the week of May 6.

This is a delay from the originally planned start date, so that the city and Waste Management can ensure the community ha...

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 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...

Registration open for spring, summer Rec programs

Camps and sports available for all ages.

The city’s Recreation Department is excited to open registration for many spring and summer programs.

Check out the information below, or learn more at the Recreation website, bcparks.org.

To register, call the Recreation team at 269-966-3431, vis...

Two violations found during retail tobacco checks

The Battle Creek Police Department and Substance Abuse Council worked together this week to conduct retailer compliance checks, related to whether area stores are following state laws that prohibit selling tobacco products to minors.

The agencies conducted...

Water main work on Foster Dr./ Cañerías Principales

August 21, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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

Water main work on Foster Dr./ Cañerías Principales

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A contractor for the City of Battle Creek will be repla...

Tree work tomorrow/ PODA DE ÁRBOLES

August 21, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFor more information contact: Field Services Division, 269-966-3507

 Tree work tomorrow/ PODA DE ÁRBOLES

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — City contractors will be trimming trees along Beckley Rd. tomor...

Milling, paving starts Aug. 20 on various streets

The city’s contractor will perform milling and paving road resurfacing work on a variety of city streets, starting tomorrow – Tuesday, Aug. 20.

The following streets will be milled starting Tuesday, with work taking place from approxima...

Sewer work on North Ave.

August 15, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFor more information contact: Waste Water Division, 269-966-3513

Sewer work on North Ave

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. – Starting Monday morning, August 19, a lane shift will be in place on North Ave. for sanitary sewer i...

Water main work shifts to Columbia/Capital intersection

Starting on Monday, Aug. 12, the Columbia Avenue water main project will change, and limit traffic through the intersection with Capital Avenue SW.

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

In addition, the ...

City's 2019 chip seal program starts Monday / Asfaltado el lunes

The city’s 2019 chip seal program begins on Monday on a variety of streets, starting with sidewalk ramp and crack fill work.

The city has a contract with the Michigan Department of Transportation for this work, because the streets are part of a F...

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...