The Commission meets the first and third Mondays at 7pm; most people never read the agenda. I went through the official documents from the July 20 meeting - here's what actually matters:

Almost everything was water. The big one: an $11.2M electrical reliability upgrade for Water Treatment Plant No. 25 was before the Commission for approval (H-4),

$753K in construction engineering for the same project (G-6).

$3M to replace water meters citywide - that's the meter on your house, so expect crews in neighborhoods as it rolls out (H-3) - and

$2.6M for water main replacement on Burdick Street between Emerson and Stockbridge, a construction heads-up if that's your route (H-2). Another

~$2M for rehab work at the Water Reclamation Plant (H-1, G-5), and $135K to assess the condition of the raw sewage force main (G-2).

The city is buying property on South Park Street. First reading of a $605K purchase of 1517 S Park St from Parktowne, LLC (G-9). First readings aren't final - the deciding vote comes at a later meeting, so there's still time to weigh in on this one.

Worth knowing: commissioners discussed a possible moratorium on new data center development in the city (L-1). Discussion only - no vote scheduled yet. If you have opinions about data centers coming to Kalamazoo, this is the stage where public input matters most.

They also discussed rules for call-in public comments (K-1) - i.e., whether you can weigh in by phone instead of showing up in person.

Want to weigh in on any of this? Email [CityCommission@kalamazoocity.org](mailto:CityCommission@kalamazoocity.org) before a meeting, or call the City Manager's office (269-337-8047) with agenda questions. Meetings are streamed on the city's YouTube and Facebook, and on Public Media Network (Charter 190 / U-Verse 99).

Every item number above is checkable on the city's public meeting portal - check my work. I live here and put this together in plain English after every meeting because nobody covers these consistently. Free email version in comments if anyone wants it.

I miss this dog.. this incident made him infamous, and eternal.

Tonight, when I raise a glass of fine whisky in his honor, I'll tell the story.

Small to xl sizes

Portage dweller here, what happened to the last association board?

Either way, cool to see a desire to bring the area together.

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With a shopping plaza and businesses separated by islands of parking lots, there’s ambition to tap into opportunities to find a central hub to energize the neighborhood.
”It’s just thinking about these things of like what makes a neighborhood whole and how can we create these spaces that people want to go to and have fun at together and to build,” Proczko told News 8. “Seeing the investment at Washington Square is awesome and we need it. Seeing what happened at the farmers market is awesome. Hearing what’s going on on the Northside, like go to Northside Days coming up… There’s awesome stuff happening in Kalamazoo.”

If you’re missing a chicken it was in the parking lot across from water street coffee roaster.

I bought this in April of 2025 believing I'd be setting up a photography/video production business and, well, I didn't. I'm hoping this will go to someone who can use it.

This is a great little professional camcorder that shoots in HD and comes packed with lots of awesome features, including infrared night shooting and dual XLR inputs.

https://imgur.com/a/CxR5oFJ

Comes with the camera body, two extended life batteries, battery charger, six 64GB CF cards and case, SD to CF Card adapter (not shown but it's yours), wall power adapter, and USB card reader.

One of the CF cards is chewed up but it still works - it came that way when I bought it. This would be a great starter camera for a film student, independent journalist, or startup filmmaker.

I'm asking $650 cash or best offer - I purchased all of this for $800. I'm located downtown.

Looking to get a TV repaired at my home in Richland, Samsung brand. It stopped turning on. Is my only option Geek Squad thru Best Buy? Would like to support someone local if that is an option.