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Fall Leaf Collection
From October 1 to December 1, fall leaves can be raked loose to the curb for pickup. Leaves raked after December 1 must be bagged in biodegradable bags weighing less than 40 lbs to be picked up following normal yard waste pickup procedures. Do not rake leaf piles into the street or in any way…
Cemetery Fall Clean-up
Summer and fall decorations and flowers must be removed from grave sites by October 15. Winter decorations and flowers cannot be placed on grave sites until November 20. This allows City crews time for clean-up at the cemetery. Thank you for your consideration.
Commercial, Industrial, & Multi-family Parcel Review
The City of St. Louis has retained Legacy Assessing Services to do a parcel review of all real commercial, industrial, and multi-family (duplex, apartments) properties in the City. Pursuant to the State of Michigan guidelines, the City is required to maintain a detailed record of all the properties located within its jurisdiction. This parcel review…
Consumers Energy Gas Main Replacement Project
Consumers Energy is currently replacing a number of gas mains throughout the City. Residents whose gas services will be replaced will be (or already have) receiving a postcard explaining what they will be doing. Please see below for more information. You can also download this information in printable form by clicking here.
Public Notices
BULK LEAF COLLECTION
October 1 – December 1
The DPW has begun the annual “Bulk Leaf Pickup” on Wednesday, October 1. As listed in the “Residential Solid Waste Policy” found in the DPW section of the City’s website, the following conditions apply:
1). Leaves may be raked to the curb loose for pick up anytime from October 1st to December 1st.
2). Leaves should not be piled in the traffic lane of the street or in any way that obstructs traffic.
3). Leaf piles must not contain foreign materials such as branches, twigs, sticks or animal waste.
4). Brush piles and yard waste bags must be piled separately from the leaves.
5). After December 1st, leaves must be bagged and will be picked up with yard waste.
The DPW uses leaf vacuum trailers to pick up the bulk leaves. The “booms” used to pick up the leaves sweep the right-of-way from the pavement to the sidewalks. Also, the truck and trailer must travel near the pavement edge. These collection operations typically operate Mondy thru Friday between 7am and 5pm. Depending on the weather and the extent of the leaf fall, crews may work past 5pm in order to collect the leaves before snowfall or icing conditions.
At this time of the year, crews find that a number of people place portable basketball hoops in their driveways, on the pavement edges, and in the green belts within the right-of-way. In order to allow the crews and equipment to work along the rights-of-way, these obstructions must be removed.
If the DPW truck and leaf trailer hit these obstructions, damage could occur to the obstruction, the truck and the leaf rig. The City will not be responsible for damaged equipment obstructing DPW from performing this work. You may be held responsible for damage to the City’s equipment.
Please remove these obstructions from the right-of-way daily and when you see the DPW personnel working down your street. (DPW equipment - Leaf Trailers, Street Sweeper, Plow Trucks, etc.)
Small Town America is alive and well in the middle of Michigan, in the historic City of St. Louis!
St. Louis, the “Middle of the Mitten,” is a picturesque small town that serves its residents, neighbors and travelers with convenient shopping, eating options and a safe, clean walkable environment.
The “Geographic Center of the Lower Peninsula,” St. Louis is located right on M-46 only two miles east of US-127. The town has a fascinating history including once being home to the Magnetic Mineral Springs and bath house, two opera houses and a historic hotel. Much of St. Louis historic business district architecture has been preserved and many turn of the century buildings are still in use as businesses and shops. An array of Victorian homes can be seen along M-46 in the heart of town, including the magnificent “Elwell Castle” on the corner of M-46 and Delaware Streets. The City has made application to have a portion of North Mill Street be listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Over the past several years the City has been hard at work on economic development, downtown and Brownfield projects to build an outstanding core to the City. Evidence of this is the improvement in the Central Business District of North Mill Street and M-46 where you can see a $350,000 MDOT Enhancement Project as well as a $750,000 parking lot and alleyway improvement project that was completed in 2003. Victorian lighting with underground electric, installed by the City’s own Electric Department, highlights the area along with landscaping, trees, new paving, flowers and more. Two Brownfield projects has brought a private investment of over $1 million to downtown and several other sites are being cleaned up for possible redevelopment. 2015 saw the construction of a new City Hall, housing City offices as well as the St. Louis Police Department. This is a rehabilitation and re-use of the former St. Louis IGA building on the north end of downtown. The St. Louis Area Fire Department also has a new facility in the southeast corner of the DDA area.
Whether you’re looking for a wonderful place to live, work, start a business or just visit we encourage you to browse our website more carefully and see all St. Louis has to offer!
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