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Fall Festival

Enjoy a day full of fall activities at the Fall Festival this Sunday, October 3, from 10 AM - 2 PM at the Celery Flats Historical Area (7335 Garden Lane). Take a horse-drawn carriage from the Celery Flats Historical Area to the Portage Farmers Market at C...

Be Bright

Portage Parks & Recreation will illuminate cyclists on Thursday, October 7. Thanks to the sponsor, Bike Friendly Kalamazoo, free bike light sets will be handed out at Celery Flats Pavilion (7335 Garden Lane) between 5:30 – 7 PM for those wan...

BikePortage

Portage Parks & Recreation is delighted to launch a new bike share program. Users can rent a bicycle from a bike station on the Portage Creek Bicentennial Park Trail, just north of the Celery Flats Pavilion. 

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Recruiting Officers

Find a Place to be More. It’s Here. It’s Portage! 

Portage Department of Public Safety – Police Division Releases Recruiting Video 

The Portage Department of Public Safety – Police Division is lookin...

Brush Collection

To avoid interfering with the Fall Leaf Pickup Program, the City of Portage October Quarterly Curbside Brush Collection will begin one week earlier than normally scheduled. The brush collection will begin in Zone 1 on Monday, September 27, 2021, and will ...

Public Safety Officers

Portage Department of Public Safety Officers in Schools 

The Portage Department of Public Safety has two police officers assigned to serve Portage Public Schools. The School Resource Officers (SRO) play a diverse role in the schools and the commun...

Hate Has No Home Here

In April 2021, the Portage City Council adopted a resolution to condemn hate crimes, hateful rhetoric, and hateful acts. The resolution stated, “As civic leaders, it is our duty to promote respect, inclusion, and a welcoming community for people of all ra...

CIP Survey

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Public Meetings

With the return to in-person meetings, effective August 1, 2021, the use of public call-in technology will no longer be available during City of Portage public meetings. In accordance with the Open Meetings Act, City of Portage public meetings are open to...