Welcome to the City of New Buffalo: The Gateway of Michigan!

FLUSHING FIRE HYDRANTS

The City of New Buffalo will be flushing fire hydrants during the remainder of September and the month of October. 

City water customers may experience discolored or cloudy water. If this occurs,  customers are asked to run their water for 5-10 minutes. If these conditions persist, please contact the City of New Buffalo Water Filtration Plant at (269) 469-0381. 

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Lighthouse Creek Construction Schedule

Please click here for an itemized construction schedule for Lighthouse Creek. 

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BEACH GATE UPDATE

Please be advised that the beach gate will be open from Sundays at 8:00 pm until Saturdays at 9:00 am the month of September.  Starting Saturday, September 30, 2017 at 8:00 pm the gate will remain open.  Thank you for your cooperation.

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Sidewalk Project Update

 To see the most current schedule for the sidewalk project please click here.

The first phase of the sidewalk project will be kicking off the week of September 5.   Phase I will be the construction of sidewalks in the Indiana, Bronson, and Norton project areas.  During the week of September 5^th, crews from Northern Construction will be performing saw cutting work in anticipation of heavier construction activity to begin the week of September 11^th.  In addition, surveyors will be marking locations for the contractor to build the sidewalks during the week of September 5th.  The lath surveying stakes you will be seeing in the ground are NOT the location of the sidewalks.  They are being set in an offset pattern for the contractor to measure off of for the location of the actual sidewalk.  If you have any questions, please contact Tony McGhee of Abonmarche at (269) 927-2295 ext. 130

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Please be advised that there will be an increase in water charges due to the Berrien County Tax Assessment that the City has incurred due to the Lighthouse Creek Drain Improvements.  We thank you for your understanding.  If you have any questions, please call the Berrien County Drain Commissioner, Christopher Quattrin, 269-983-7111 x 8633.  The increases are itemized below: 

Item	Current	Change	New Rate
Cost/1,000 gallon	$3.16	0.25	$3.41
Ready to Serve	$12.02	$2.00/monthly	$14.02
Tap Fees	$1,500/inch	$500.00/inch	$2,000/inch
On/Off Charges	$3.00	$12.00	$15.00
Delinquent On/Off	$50.00	Paid up front	$50.00
All Charges		3% annual increase

FOIA REQUEST SUMMARY

Please click on the date for a FOIA request summary for that time period

March 28, 2017 to June 14, 2017

December 8, 2016 to February 23, 2017

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NEW BUFFALO CITY PROPERTY TAX INFORMATION

Please click here for frequently asked questions about general property tax information.  It is a helpful tool that also features a website to look up tax information.

Please click here for the 2016 Water Quality Report Information.  Hard copies of the report are also available at City Hall.  To find more information please see the Water Department page under the Staff & Departments tab.

 

Click here to download the  2017-2018 Budget.  Previous years' budgets and annual audits are available on the Treasurer's Office page. 

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LEAF AND YARD WASTE PICK-UP

Lakeshore Recycling and Disposal will be collecting all yard waste from    April 1, 2017- October 31, 2017 every Wednesday. Materials collected include grass, brush, leaves, weeds and limbs up to 4” in diameter and no longer than 4 feet. All material other than limbs should be in biodegradable bags, 32 gallon can or bundle tied with a 50 pound limit. Limbs must be placed in small neat piles or bundle tied, 50 pound limit. Residents may lease a 95 gallon yard waste cart from Lakeshore at a rate of $3.00/month billed to the resident.

THE CITY WILL STOP COLLECTING LOOSE LEAVES ON THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 2017.

CURBSIDE COLLECTION WILL START AGAIN IN THE FALL.  IN THE MEANTIME YOU MAY PLACE BAGGED LEAVES ON WEDNESDAYS FOR PICK UP BY LAKESHORE AS LISTED ABOVE. IN ADDITION TO THE LAKESHORE PICKUP,THE CITY WILL CHIP BRUSH THE 2ND AND 4TH THURSDAY EACH MONTH AND FROM MAJOR STORM DAMAGE.

  

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RECYCLING AND SOLID WASTE COLLECTION SERVICES

 

Lakeshore Recycling and Disposal is the City's recycling and solid waste contractor. They may be reached at 269-231-5623 or 877-LAKE-877

(877-525-3877).

Solid waste collection occurs every Wednesday.

 Lakeshore will also conduct recycling collection services every other week on Wednesdays, for 2017:

• January 11 and 25
• February 8 and 22
• March 8 and 22
• April 5 and 19
• May 3, 17 and 31
• June 14 and 28
• July 12 and 26
• August 9 and 23
• September 6 and 20
• October 4 and 18
• November 1, 15 and 29
• December 13 and 27

All recyclables collected previously will be collected by Lakeshore.

 Please contact City Hall at 469-1500 with any questions or concerns. 

Please click here to view the 2016 City of New Buffalo Audit. 

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Japanese Knotweed is an invasive plant that has been found in some locations in New Buffalo as well as neighboring communities.  This plant can damage roads, pipes, sewer lines & building foundations.  It can also choke out native vegetation, increasing erosion, degrading water quality and hurting habitat for fish and wildlife.  

For more information regarding this plant please click here.

For more information from Berrien Conservation District regarding High Priority Invasive Species please click here.

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The City has the DRAFT Master Plan available to view by clicking here. This link was updated on May 2, 2016 which includes an updated page 17.

 

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