Slightly ahead of schedule, the Treasurer and Utility Billing services in City Hall will move to temporary locations elsewhere in the building in coming days, as our first-floor renovations continue.
We are working to make City Hall more accessible, safe, and welcoming for both visitors and our staff. This year we are working to reconfigure some of the most visited offices on the first floor, move the public entrance to the south side of City Hall facing Michigan Avenue, paint, and install new lighting. The work started in January.
By mid-week this week, Code, Inspections, and Planning will move back to their Suite 117, at the far west end of the first-floor hallway.
Starting next Monday, March 11, neighbors and visitors can expect to see the following offices/services in the following temporary locations:
- Treasurer, including bill payments – First floor, Suite 111, across the lobby from the elevator.
- Utility Billing – First floor, Room 102, across from the current Treasurer payment window.
The City Clerk’s Office will remain in their temporary location during this time – Room 216. Take the elevator or stairs in the center of City Hall to the second floor; take a right; and find the Clerk’s Office entry off the west stairwell landing.
Watch for signs, and color-coded arrows on the floor, to help you find the services you need. In addition, our security staff member, Sidney, and a 311 Information Center staff member will be in City Hall to help everyone.
We will share additional information in 2024 as construction progresses. Construction on the new City Hall retaining wall also continues, and it will remain blocked during first-floor construction, with final landscaping work in the spring.
We greatly appreciate everyone’s patience during this work to improve City Hall for everyone’s experience. Please contact us at PublicInput@battlecreekmi.gov or 269-966-3311 with questions.