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Battle Creek's City Commission approved the first round of road construction projects for 2020.

The Battle Creek City Commission tonight is set to get down to business on potential legalized marijuana sales for adults. Commissioners will review and possibly vote on six types of licenses for legal pot sales in the city.

Besides crime statistics, the Chief will discuss what the BCPD is doing to prevent violence in the community, with both “violence interruption” and the crisis intervention program.

New Holland Brewing Company was awarded $200,000 in financial assistance in spring 2018 to rehab the property at 64 W. Michigan Ave. and transform it into a brewpub; initial announcements said that it would be open in spring of this year.

The City of Battle Creek says that on Tuesday, July 16, the Battle Creek City Commission will hold a workshop at City Hall to discuss recreational pot legislation.

The plan is to fix up the concrete curb and gutter, the sidewalk ramp, and to upgrade the traffic signal at the intersection of Capital and Michigan Avenues.

The Battle Creek City Commission is voting on a proposed resolution on Tuesday, which would lay out 18 different regulations for the Home Run Dog Park.

In a letter, the City of Battle Creek’s Planning Manager Christine Zuzga says that the current zoning ordinance is “inflexible” and “not user friendly”, as it lacks things like graphics, charts, drawings, and examples to help people understand the code.

According to the fundraising website, Friends of Calhoun County Dog Parks raised $40,000 dollars, $10,000 over their goal, to build the dog park at Bailey Park on the northeast end of Battle Creek.