Food scraps, old tires, Styrofoam, stormwater, and trees all sound like separate problems until you’re staring at your trash can wondering what actually belongs where. This time on BC City Connection, Battle Creek Department of Public Works Environmental Office...
The housing crisis can feel abstract until you look at a waitlist, a fixed income, or a building that needs repairs just to stay livable. This time on the BC City Connection Housing Podcast, Chris Lussier, the new CEO of the Battle Creek Housing Commission, offers a...
This time on the BC CIty Connection, Battle Creek Police Sgt. Corey Champlin discusses Protected Places, a voluntary program that helps dispatch and officers get better information during emergencies. Sgt. Champlin shares how optional live camera access, up-to-date...
Housing discrimination isn’t always a slammed door. Sometimes it’s a quieter pattern: one person gets the full tour, another gets brushed off; one gets the helpful phone number, another gets “check the website.” Those small moments can shape who gets access to safe,...
On this episode of BC City Connection, Community Oversight Board (COB) Chair Carey Whitfield and Vice Chair Clare Tanner to explain how Battle Creek’s police complaint review and appeal process works. The Community Oversight Board is a community-based advisory board...
This time on the BC CIty Connection Housing Podcast, REALTOR Talia Champlin joins the city's Darcy Schmitt to discuss what “equitable pathways to homeownership” really means and why the hardest part is often stepping onto the path in the first place. Episode...
In their first interviews since Battle Creek Assistant City Manager Ted Dearing announced his retirement, he and successor Marcie Gilette talk through the priorities, partnerships, and resident input that will guide what comes next. Ted also reflects on his tenure in...
This time, the BC CIty Connection Housing podcast visits with Executive Director Mike King from Habitat for Humanity in Calhoun County to break down how the program turns renters into homeowners through affordable payments, volunteer labor, and strong local...
This time on the BC City Connection, John Hart of the Small Business Development Office talks about Open4BizBC.com, a self-serve website that helps entrepreneurs understand what it really takes to open a business in Battle Creek. The discussion breaks down how the...
This time on the BC CIty Connection housing focus, Darcy Schmitt and Krista Trout-Edwards share how the city and the Calhoun County Land Bank align land, zoning, and neighborhood input to turn vacant parcels into infill homes. The discussion maps the shift in...
