• Brush pick-up is on the first and third Thursday of the month from April through October, weather and staff permitting.
• Brush will be collected after a storm any time of the year. 
• Brush must be placed in the yard parallel to the road, as close to the curb as possible for easy access, but not placed in the street.
• Brush must be in piles no taller than waist height (roughly 3 feet). Branches should not be longer than 15 feet in length.
• Commercial contractors are responsible for disposing of any tree and brush cut from a homeowner’s property.
• All brush must be free of foreign materials such as wire, construction material, nails, holiday decorations, lights, etc.

The Village provides a compost program to Village residents. The compost pile is located on Bartlett Street West of Railroad Street and is available for grass clippings and leaf drop-off; no twigs, branches, bags, or items that will not decompose. Composted soil is available for residents at no cost if individuals pick it up at the compost site. Limit to 1 wheelbarrow load.

Service is provided by Stevens Disposal & Recycling. Trash is collected every Friday and recycling is every other Friday. For more details, visit the Garbage and Recycling page.

Real trees are picked up throughout the month of January. Tree stands must be removed before placing by the curb.

Leaf collection is throughout the month of November. Place all piles of leaves in the street near the curb.

The Village provides a woodchip/mulch program from the brush and tree branches that are chipped on brush pick-up days. There is no charge to deliver a load of woodchips/mulch to a home within the Village limits if coordinated with the Village’s brush pick-up schedule. For a fee, the Village can deliver woodchips/mulch to residents outside of the Village limits within a five-mile radius. For wood chip delivery, please call the Village office at 517-456-7494.

The Smith Kimball Community Center is available for individuals or group reservations.  For more details, visit the Smith Kimball website.


Photo credit: Amber Mikasa

The Village has a summer tax and the Township has a summer and winter tax. If you live within the Village limits, you will have all three taxes each year. If you live outside of the Village limits, you will only have the Township taxes to pay on a yearly basis.