Calhoun County's Community Development department is the focus of this episode of Inside Calhoun County. Community Development Director Jen Bomba discusses the multiple areas that encompass community development – and how staffers often become the ”thinktank” for new...
Fifteen-year veteran city attorney Jill Steele will retire from Battle Creek City Hall in the summer of 2024. City officials are beginning to cement a process to find her replacement. Battle Creek Mayor Mark Behnke and Vice-Mayor Sherry Sofia discuss the impact of the...
Taking time to shed light on another of the powerful community connections Summit Pointe has in Calhoun County, we turn our attention to Starr Commonwealth. With a 100+ year focus on healing the effects of trauma for young people, Starr Commonwealth's EVP Derek Allen...
Inside Calhoun County visits with Kristine Parsons, interim executive director of the Calhoun County Road Department. She shares pertinent information related to road work in 2024, including: How the warm winter has affected planned road work in 2024. The many...
How should you recycle styrofoam? Can your commingled curbside recycling be in a bag inside your recycling bin? The answers might surprise you! This time, the BC City Connection podcast welcomes Bessie Stears, Environmental Program Coordinator and Patty Hoch-Melluish,...
In the time since citizen input was sought in November 2022 about a potential Battle Creek Community Oversight Board, information gathering and other work has continued. Additionally, the Battle Creek police chief has changed and a new diversity, equity and inclusion...
In her first long-form interview of 2024, Battle Creek City Manager Rebecca Fleury talks to Community Matters, sharing her view of how 2023 ended - and priorities for 2024. Fleury offers insight on housing development, the planned opening of the downtown Battle Creek...
First Aired February 11, 2023 Battle Creek City Manager Rebecca Fleury checks in with Community Matters, discussing a variety of areas. Those include her perspective on the interim police chief, a study of the Battle Creek public safety service model and the potential...
First Aired November 12, 2022 Battle Creek City Manager Rebecca Fleury gives her perspective on the challenges and progress the city has undertaken since she joined the city eight years ago. Episode Resources Battle Creek City Manager Office website ABOUT COMMUNITY...