- Who do I contact for street maintenance issues (potholes, drainage problems, sidewalk damage, street reconstruction, etc.)?
- Will the city pickup dead animals?
- When will the city pickup leaves in my area?
- What can I do with leaves that fall after leaf pickup is completed?
- The city damaged my mailbox, what do I do?
1. Who do I contact for street maintenance issues (potholes, drainage problems, sidewalk damage, street reconstruction, etc.)?
Contact the Streets & Equipment department at 329-4444
2. Will the city pickup dead animals?
Yes, the city will pickup dead wildlife if in the street or city right-of-way, but not on private property. Please contact the City of Portage Streets & Equipment department at 329-4444. Note that the city will not pickup domestic animals. For this service, please contact the Kalamazoo County Animal Control at 383-8775.
3. When will the city pickup leaves in my area?
The schedule can be found on the City of Portage website within the Streets & Equipment section.
4. What can I do with leaves that fall after leaf pickup is completed?
The city will collect leaves bagged in biodegradable paper bags in April. Loose leaves will not be collected at this time.
5. The City damaged my mailbox, what do I do?
The city will replace the mailbox with a standard U.S. postal box and post, or monitarily reimburse the resident with equivilent cost for standard u.s. postal box and post, should the resident desire to replace a speicaized mailbox, which will be the responsibility of the resident to repalce. Please contact Streets & Equipment department at 329-4444