BC City Connection Podcast

This year, 2024, marks the centennial of the Battle Creek Executive Airport. In this episode of Inside Calhoun County, Aviation Director Phil Kroll talks about the history of the airport, a special event the public can attend to commemorate the occasion, as well as some other details.Episode ResourcesBattle Creek Executive Airport websiteAirport Centennial Celebration infoWatch the

Warm weather months in Battle Creek bring city staff out to prepare parks and recreation spaces for summer.In this episode, Duska Brumm visits with BC City Connection to talk about parks and recreation options in the city - everything from Bailey Park to Full Blast to Binder Park Golf Course.Episode ResourcesBC Parks and Recreation websiteWatch the video of this discussion here or

In this episode of the BC City Connection, Battle Creek City Manager Rebecca Fleury and Fire Chief Bill Beaty help listeners understand the reasoning behind a proposal to upgrade the city's fire stations.At the center of the reasoning is one city fire station built more than 100 years ago, along with a second which are no longer suitable as fire station buildings.Click to hear how

The City of Battle Creek has undertaken the significant task of replacing lead service lines in the water distribution system. In this episode of BC City Connection, the Water Division's Matt Miller and Amber Whitcomb discuss the progress made on the replacements and how residents can assist by completing a special city survey.The pair also discusses the city's water quality report

How should you recycle styrofoam? Can your commingled curbside recycling be in a bag inside your recycling bin?The answers might surprise you!This time, the BC City Connection podcast welcomes Bessie Stears, Environmental Program Coordinator and Patty Hoch-Melluish, Environmental and Storm Service Manager at the City of Battle Creek.Bessie and Patty also discuss how you can partici

In the time since citizen input was sought in November 2022 about a potential Battle Creek Community Oversight Board, information gathering and other work has continued.Additionally, the Battle Creek police chief has changed and a new diversity, equity and inclusion officer has joined the team.In this episode, Chief Shannon Bagley and DEI Officer Kimberly Holley visit the BC City C

In the first episode of the BC City Connection Podcast, Battle Creek City Clerk Victoria Houser discusses a new voting option: Early voting. When Michigan voters passed Proposal 2 in 2022, that cleared the way for 9 days of early voting ahead of many elections going forward. The idea behind it: Provide additional chances for voters to cast a ballot in addition to Election Day votin