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City of Battle Creek "Show Us Your City!"
Photo Contest. The City of Battle Creek is seeking photos taken around
the
city for publication on its new website, which will launch
in late spring. The images should represent Battle Creek's
unique character, diversity, energy, and spirit.
We are looking for representations of Battle Creek's:
Parks and landscapes, lakes and rivers, in all seasons, local events, festivals, celebrations,
culture, entertainment, art, dance, music, people at work, play, and leisure in our city,
architecture and buildings, neighborhoods and history.
Submission guidelines:
E-mail photos (up to 15) to
battlecreekphotos@gmail.com.
Entry form must accompany each photo.
Click here for
ENTRY FORM as pdf.
Click here for
ENTRY FORM in MS Word.
Submission Deadline: February 26, 2010.
Images will be selected based on content, image quality,
creativity, uniqueness, relevance to the contest theme, and
visual appeal. The City's decisions will be final. Photos
may be shown in rotation on the City's website at any time,
with no notice. See entry form for other conditions.
Questions?
e-mail
battlecreekphotos@gmail.com |
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The Battle Creek VA Medical
Center has been selected to host a National Salute to
Veteran Patients Valentines for Veterans Concert featuring
Lee Greenwood, renowned country music artist. The concert
is an expression of appreciation and support from the VA and
the community. The concert will be on Monday, February 15 at
7 p.m., at the WK Kellogg Auditorium, 50 West Van Buren St,
in Battle Creek. Tickets for the concert are no longer
available from the Medical Center. Listen to WNWN 98.5
radio station for opportunities to obtain tickets. If you
are not able to get a ticket in advance, seats may be
available the night of the concert at 6:55 pm. Please
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The City of Battle Creek is pleased to announce its' new e-Supplier portal! To better serve you, beginning on December 18, 2009 vendors will have the ability
to go on-line and view purchase order history, invoices and payments from the City of Battle Creek for the last twelve months. Vendors can check account information for accuracy, review current purchase
order balances and see status of invoices they have submitted for payment.
Click Here or look for the link in either the Purchasing or Finance portions of our web site.
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The City of Battle Creek is preparing its 2010-2014 consolidated plan and needs your help.
Input is being sought from the public to help us understand the priorities of the community via public forum and online comment. Please follow the link and submit your comments.
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The City of Battle Creek will be
giving the entry level fire fighter examination on February
3, 2010, for the purpose of establishing a hiring
eligibility list.
Qualified applicants may click here for more information
about the exam. |
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Visiting Battle Creek for the
first time? If you are coming from the east or west on I-94
to M-66, be sure to take the downtown Battle Creek exit
going north, not south. An
error with several online map services,
including MapQuest, Yahoo Maps and Google Maps, has sent
drivers south on M66 instead of north. The signs are marked
well so be sure to follow them as you get close. The
following link will show you where we are:
Find City of Battle Creek |
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The City of Battle Creek is now
posting the Accounts Payable register on-line. We are
committed to transparency in government. This
information can now be accessed by following the link at the
left to the Finance Department page or simply
Click here to go directly to Check Registers |
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Looking for a City Commission
agenda item?
City Commission meeting
agendas are available
online
Click here
The City Commission's
regular business meetings
are usually held on the first and third Tuesday of the month
in Commission Chambers on the third floor of City Hall, 10 N
Division. Commission meetings start at 7 p.m. and may be
viewed live on AccessVision by Comcast cable subscribers.
For information about
AccessVision scheduled programming, visit their
website |
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Recycling your cans, bottles,
jars, paper and cardboard boxes could buy you a dinner out,
or result in a big discount on other family fun - thanks to
Think Green Rewards.
Click here to learn more! |
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The Battle Creek Downtown
Transformation Plan was the subject of the May 26, 2009,
City Commission Workshop.
The complete plan is available here. |
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The Center
for Research & Public Policy presented a
PowerPoint presentation summarizing results of the 2009
Citizen Survey for the City of Battle Creek during the City
Commission's regular business meeting on May 19. The
complete survey report is available here. |
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The
City of Battle Creek is now on Facebook! |
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The City of
Battle Creek completed a $4.3 million energy savings project
in 2008, encompassing a biomass boiler system to heat City
Hall and the Police Department, an extensive retrofit of
pedestrian and traffic lighting to LED technology and
building systems overhauls at City Hall and the Police
Department. Learn more about this project by watching a
video available on demand on
AccessVision.
From the On Demand menu, select the video BC Renewable
Energy Project.
The video was produced by the City of Battle Creek in
partnership with
Honeywell
International and AccessVision. |
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Battle
Creek residents now have
a free, convenient
solution for responsibly
recycling compact fluorescent lamps
(CFLs) and batteries
right from their home, thanks to a new program the City of
Battle Creek launched April 21. “Battle Creek is the first
city in Michigan to provide residents with this important
and innovative service, making our community greener,” said
Battle Creek Mayor Mark Behnke. “This program brings
recycling right into local homes; it can’t get any easier
than that.”
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The City of Battle Creek has
developed
CrimeSearch, a website that connects accurate GIS maps
with police database information and made this site
available to the public this week. Visitors can search for
information about calls for service or tickets and generate
a map showing the location of incidents and basic
information about the police report. Links to the site are
located on the
Police Department,
Neighborhood Services and
Planning Department
pages. |
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