- 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 Maintenance Division 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 Maintenance Division at 329-4444. Note: The city will not pickup domestic animals. For this service, please contact 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 Maintenance section. Materials must be placed at curbside no later than 7 a.m. on Monday of the designated week. Items placed out after 7 a.m. on Monday will not be collected.
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?
Upon inspection and verification of damages resulting from city operations, 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 reimbursement in order to replace a specialized mailbox, all repairs become the responsibility of the resident. Please contact the Streets Maintenance Division at 329-4444.