Latest News & Updates

As the calendar is starting to say winter, we’re getting ready for snow plowing and salting Village streets and parking lots. Please keep vehicles off the streets overnight, to help with snow and ice removal. A Village skating rink will be erected on the Pigeon Recreation Basketball and Tennis Court area for open skating and hockey. Click to read more!

Fall is here, and the leaves will be falling soon. Our leaf machine is ready to go and will begin picking up your leaves in the near future. Please be reminded to put leaves on the edge of your grass, and not over the curb and into the street. Wet leaves are harder to pick up. Last week the East Michigan Ave/South Frank Street project was completed. We apologize for any inconvenience you may have experienced during the project. Please be reminded that our Village Voting site for the upcoming election, will be at the Pigeon Event Center.

Summer has been an eventful time for Pigeon even despite the pandemic. We thank a great number of those who helped with storm cleanup from early June, as well as the contributors of the new pump station projects to rebuild pumps at Hartley and North Main Streets, in addition to those who contributed to the new upcoming pickle-ball courts and tennis and basketball court upgrades. Pigeon will continue to follow state guidelines and encourages the wearing of masks for the time being. There is much to catch up on, read more in the full newsletter, click read more.

Normally this time of year our Recreation Park would be bustling with spring and summer activities, and hopefully soon our facilities will be open again. Our annual Summer Recreation Program for kids had to be canceled, as well as our Summerfest Festival and parade. Completion of our project from last year on East Michigan Avenue at the corner of North Main and Michigan Avenue to South Frank Street will begin very soon. Activities at the Pigeon Event Center have been put on hold until restrictions of crowds are lifted. Click to read more.

As a Village, we are trying to keep everyone as safe as possible. We recently received clarification of the Governor’s Executive order and closed down playscapes, playgrounds, pavilions, and basketball courts. This is so hard to do, but we have to ensure we are using social distancing. Our leaf pickup machine is not ready for operation, so please deliver your leaves to the DPW garage drop area, or put in your yard refuse container with an X on it, beginning April 1st. Please cooperate with the CDC posted COVID-19 guidelines. Please be safe as we go through the coming weeks to get through this safely. Check on your neighbor and the elderly to see if they need anything. Click to read more and see the full newsletter.

With January behind us, I hope you are having a good winter so far. We were very fortunate with the weather last fall, to complete phase 1 of our East Michigan Avenue/South Frank project. This spring when the weather breaks, we will begin Phase 2. We also have additional sidewalk improvements planned, and additional upgrades to our Recreation Park coming. Many people continue to use the Walking Path even through the winter, as our DPW staff keep it cleared of snow. Click to read more and see the full newsletter.

The Pigeon Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a residential town lighting contest. Displays need to be ready for judging by Dec. 17th. 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes will be awarded. What a crazy fall from a weather standpoint. 10 inches of snow during leaf season has been challenging. We will continue to pick up leaves the next couple of weeks through December 12th. The weather has also caused delays on our E. Michigan/S. Frank Street project. Click to read more and see the full newsletter.

Work has begun on E. Michigan Ave. & S. Frank St. We hope to have it finished by the end of October weather permitting. The leaf machine is ready to go and will be in operation as soon as leaves begin to fall. Watch for it on your street. Speaking of fall the 2019 Halloween Trick-or-Treat hours will be Thursday, October 31st from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm with a curfew for 17 and under after 9 pm Tuesday through Friday. Click to read more and see the full newsletter.

Another Festival is in the books and what an extremely hot one it was. Thanks to the Festival Committee and all volunteers that work so hard to put it on. Our infrastructure replacement project on East Michigan Avenue and South Frank Street will be starting soon and will be completed by October. Please be respectful of neighbors when having a campfire in the Village. Click to read more and see the full newsletter.

Please do not place grass clippings and tree branches out in the street. It creates a hazard for other residents; and can cause problems with our storm sewers. Click to read more about the weekly brush-pickup and the drop-off location.

The Village has many summer projects planned that will be getting underway very shortly. You may have noticed yellow ribbons on many trees around town, they have been identified and prioritized for removal. If you have a question on one on your property, please contact the Village Hall. Street infrastructure updates, with new water and storm sewer lines, will take place in early August. Click to read more and see the full newsletter.

Notice is given that the Pigeon Village Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing, on Monday, June 17, 2019 at 6:05 pm., or as soon thereafter as may be possible during a regular monthly meeting the same date, in the Municipal Building, 29 S. Main St., Pigeon, Michigan.

The DPW will be doing a Spring Cleanup/Brush Pick-up Thursday, April 11th and Thursday, April 25th. This is the only time the DPW will be picking up brush and yard waste. Emterra’s first yard waste pickup will be Wednesday, April 3rd and continue every Wednesday until October. Yard Waste needs to be in a container and marked with an “X”.

To make the job of snow removal, go as smoothly as possible, please do not put your trash in the street and if possible, please wait to set your trash out until after the plows have passed. If you have a portable basketball hoop out by the street, please move it back so the plows do not hit them.

The Chamber of Commerce light displays need to be ready for judging by Dec. 18th. Judging will be done between Dec. 18th and 20th.

Leaf pickup will conclude on Friday December 7th for the season. Keep in mind that you can put leaves in a container with an X on it going forward, on normal trash pickup days.

Trick-or-Treating

Trick-or-treat in Pigeon will be on Wednesday, October 31st from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm. There will also be a fun event happening at the Pigeon Municipal Parking Lot and Farmers Market during this time - Trunk or Treat!

Curfew

There is a Curfew of 9:00 pm for anyone 17 and under, Monday, Oct. 29th, Tuesday, Oct. 30th, Wednesday, Oct. 31st and Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018.

The Village of Pigeon will be flushing Hydrants during the days of October 1st through the 5th. You may experience some water discoloration.

At the March Village Council Meeting, a representative of Emterra Environmental Services presented to council a renewal bid for trash services in the Village. Also discussed was the possibility of curbside yard waste pickup.

The Village of Pigeon and our qualified contractor, Michigan Pipe Inspection, Inc. / Tri-County Vac Service, L.L.C. are scheduled to clean sanitary sewer mains in your community beginning April, 2018 through the end of June, 2018.