Registration for our upcoming Citizens Police Academy with the Battle Creek Police Department is now open! Live in the city or Bedford Township? Over 18 and want to learn more about police operations and challenges? This great opportunity might be for you. Click through to our website to learn more and complete the application.

Water alert on Carl Avenue -- A water main break means we had to shut off water on Carl Avenue, between the two Freedom Lane connections. Crews are estimating the shutoff will be in place until between 7:30 and 9:30 tonight. Traffic can still get through at this time. Thank you for your patience. We'll be back with any updates!

The first recycling event of the year is tomorrow! Grab your (clean) Styrofoam cups and containers, and bring them over to our Department of Public Works. Thank you for recycling!! ♻♻♻

Friday morning Snowtification -- We have out 12 plow trucks, focusing on the major roads and state trunklines, and two small trucks, focusing on alleys and cul-de-sacs. We've got snow in the forecast until around noon, with a total snowfall in the 2-4" range. Please travel safely today!

Thursday thoughts from the Battle Creek Area Clean Water Partners January calendar page -- Shovel snow and ice early and often to limit your use of sand, salt, and de-icing chemicals, which can run off into our water. When safety requires it, try an alternative to salt, like those listed at the Environmental Protection Agency website, linked below.

This is Michigan weather, friends... 😂🤔❄⛳

City offices will be closed on Monday, Jan. 15 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Transit bus and van services will run on regular schedules. Waste Management will be open and making regular Monday pickups.

Water FYI for the northeast part of the city -- Due to an emergency water leak, water has been shut off on Yale Street, between Lawler and East Roosevelt, and on Clifton Place between East Avenue and Yale. The crew expects it will be back on shortly, with *no* boil advisory at this time. We'll update everyone if an advisory goes into effect.

Waste Tip Wednesday -- It's important to clear a spot in the snow for your trash and recycling containers -- the best location is on the edge of the curb, or the edge of your yard, if you don't have a curb. Please do not place them on snow banks -- this is a hazard and Waste Management drivers will not place them back up there, for fear they will fall off. Please do not place them in the street, as plows may hit them, or plow them into the snow. Thanks for your help this winter! ❄❄❄

It's Wednesday, and that means another chance to watch Keeping You Informed! This month, learn about, and hear from the officers on our Youth Advisory Board! Tune in at 6 p.m. on AccessVision Channel 17/917. If you can't watch tonight, watch this & other Keeping You Informed episodes online, anytime.

Wednesday wisdom from the Battle Creek Area Clean Water Partners January calendar page. ✨🗓