FAQs
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The City does not collect yard waste. Yard waste is classified as the following: grass clippings, ornamental grass, leaves, sod, roots, loose vegetation, weeds, plants, hedge trimmings, flowers, fruits and vegetables, etc. Yard waste may not be placed in the street for disposal during brush pick-up.
To contract for a 96-gallon yard waste bin, please contact Best Way at 269-463-3232. The bin will be emptied weekly on your waste collection day from April through November. Personal containers or yard waste paper bags will need a Best Way sticker for pick-up. Stickers are available for purchase at City Hall.
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The City operates the traffic signal at Langley and Napier Ave. An outage may be reported to the Public Works department at 269-983-6341 or after hours to non-emergency dispatch at 269-926-2538.
Other lights within the city limits are managed by MDOT . Please contact dispatch to report outages at 269-926-2538.
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The City of St Joseph provides curbside leaf removal for its residents in the Spring and Fall. Residents may place leaves in the street gutter avoiding placement on or near the drains. Please do not place bags of leaves, branches, twigs, grass clippings, rocks or other debris in the leaf piles.
If you prefer to bag your leaves in yard waste bags, you may purchase Best Way stickers at City Hall. Stickers are placed on bags and set out on your trash pick-up day during the annual yard waste dates of April - November.
Please note that residents who live on Niles Ave, Main St or Lakeshore Dr should bag their leaves in bio-degradable craft paper yard waste bags. Please contact Public Works for leaf pick-up at 269-983-6341.
The Public Works staff will make multiple passes through the city for leaf removal.
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Brush and branches up to 8 feet long and 6 inches in diameter are collected by the City's Department of Public Works from the curbside during the first full week of each month from April through November. Brush pick-up is completed city wide. There is not a defined route nor is it associated with a homeowner's trash day. Brush should be at the curb or tree lawn for the first day of the collection week for the month. Brush collections dates for 2022 follow:
- April 4 - 8
- May 2 - 6
- June 6 - 10
- July 5 - 8
- August 8 - 12
- September 6-9
- October 3 - 7
- November 7 - 11
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The Public Works Department is responsible for keeping city streets free of snow and ice and open to traffic. When intersections become slippery Public Safety notifies the Department and specialized trucks are dispatched to begin salting or sanding the roadways when this is appropriate. During major snow events, the entire Department of Public Works & Service crew is called into action.
Snow removal is a priority-based system that addresses major streets first and then progresses to the local streets. Streets which are dead-end or cul-de-sacs, as well as alleys, are typically completed last. The priority system is based upon the amount of traffic serviced by the street and the need to keep vital facilities such as hospitals and schools open to the public. With the current crew and equipment, it typically takes up to 12 hours to have all of the City streets, alleys and parking lots plowed and treated after a significant snow event.
The Michigan Department of Transportation is responsible for snow removal on state highways. In the City, those roads include state highway M-63 and Business Loop - 94. This includes all of Niles Avenue, all of Lakeshore Drive, all of Main Street (extending north across the bridge to the Harry Gast Parkway to Klock Road), portions of Port and Ship streets east of Main Street, and Wayne Street from Ship Street east to the city limits of Benton Harbor. The Berrien County Road Department is responsible for snow removal on county roads, including portions of Hilltop Road and Cleveland Avenue along the city boundary.
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The City of St Joseph contract with Best Way for large item pick-up. More information is available here.