Street Department

    STREETS

The Street Department is responsible for maintaining and snow-plowing the public streets of the City — other than US Route 12 (Buffalo Street), which is the responsibility of the Michigan Department of Transportation.

    RIGHT-OF-WAY TREES

The City has authority over the planting, trimming, and removing of trees and shrubs in City rights-of-way.  Please contact the Street Department to report trees in a City right-of-way which are diseased, dead, or a threat to public safety.  Please see the City's Tree and Shrub Removal and Planting Policy for more information on this topic.

    STORM WATER

The Street Department is responsible for storm water management in the City.  Please contact the Street Department for more information.

    DECORATIVE STREET LIGHTS

The decorative street lights along North Whittaker Street from Oselka Drive (including the new train station) to Water Street, and the lights along North Thompson Street from Merchant Street to Mechanic Street, are the responsibility of the City.  Please contact the Street Department to report any of these lights out.  All other street lights in the City are the responsibility of the electric utility company. 

    BRUSH AND LEAF PICK-UP

The Street Department maintains a yard waste collection service for City lots.  Please see the Yard Waste Collection Policy for more information.

    MORE INFORMATION

If you have any questions or concerns regarding these topics, please contact Street Superintendent John Sayne between 7:30 AM and 4:00 PM Eastern Time at 269-469-2781 and he will be glad to assist you.