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In an effort to cut costs, the City is now offering the delivery of your monthly utility bill via email.
If you're interested, please send the department an email from your email address that you would like the bill sent to. In addition, please include your name, address, and contract information in your message.
The water/sewer department email is: mbobcean@lathrupvillage.org
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Yard Waste pickup from Tringali will resume on Monday, April 6.
Curbside chipping services from Fontenot resumed on March 16. Curbside chipping services for the City will end on June 29.
Due to budget constraints, the City Council (during the 2/23 regular meeting) voted to cancel this City service at the end of the current fiscal year.
Effective July 1, 2026, property owners will be responsible for branch removal services. Suggestions include:
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- Property owner hires private chipping service at their own expense
- Property owner breaks branches down and fits them within yard waste bags, which will still be collected
- Property owner properly bundles brush (defined as being less than 2 inches in diameter and less than 4 feet long), which is collected by Tringali (yard waste)
- Property owner burns branches within a proper fire pit on their property
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Usually, landscaping is recognized as a unique natural feature that enhances the aesthetic view around your home. However, environmentally conscious landscaping practices have the ability to not only make your home beautiful, but also protect the rivers, lakes, and streams within your local watershed.
Stormwater from lawns, roofs, and driveways flows through storm drains and ends up discharging into the watershed. The tips below help reduce the amount of runoff and pollutants that are discharged into your local watershed.
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- Use rain barrels to collect rainwater for watering gardens to reduce stormwater peak flow runoff.
- Use Earth-Friendly fertilizers which contain a reduced amount of stormwater pollutants.
- Install a rain garden with native wildflowers to capture stormwater runoff. A rain garden helps trap pollutants and improve the quality of water being discharged into the local watershed.
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Use natural mulches around your home for moisture preservation and to infuse additional nutrients into the soil. A mulching mower will finely cut grass and reduce the need for fertilizer.
- Practice composting leaves and other clippings as an organic method to improve soil quality.
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Mother Earth creates the rain - but we create the runoff. When rain hits the roofs, streets, and driveways of our neighborhoods, it washes pollution into the river. A rain garden captures the rainwater runoff and filters it clean. Rain gardens capture stormwater runoff before it pollutes our local rivers and streams. They also provide beautiful garden scapes throughout the growing season.
One inch of rainfall means 600 gallons of water will be captured by a typical rain garden. Captured water won't go to municipal pipes, won't add pollution to the river, and won't contribute to flooding. This water will recharge the groundwater. Before it does, it keeps the garden looking green and lush.
A rain garden is an attractive landscaping feature planted with perennial native plants. It is a bowl-shaped or saucer-shaped garden, designed to absorb stormwater run-off from impervious surfaces such as roofs and parking lots. Rain gardens can be small homeowner-style gardens, large complex gardens, or anywhere in between.
If you are thinking of installing your own rain garden, please visit the Groundwater Foundation.
Oakland County also provides RainSmart Rebates for installing green stormwater infrastructure on your property.
RainSmart Rebates is a residential program geared towards homeowners in southeast Oakland County. The program offers homeowners up to $2,000 for implementing sustainable stormwater practices such as tree planting, rain barrel installation, or creating a rain garden on their properties. The primary goals of the program include fostering awareness about stormwater management and promoting environmental stewardship.
For more information, visit their website.
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Below are related items that will appear on the upcoming 2026 ballots.
August 2026:
Oakland Schools Intermediate School District - Regional Enhancement Millage Proposal
Pursuant to state law, revenue raised by this proposed regional enhancement millage will be collected by the Oakland Schools Intermediate School District and distributed on an equal per-pupil basis to local public school districts and eligible public school academies within the boundaries of the Oakland Schools Intermediate School District.
Shall the limitation on the amount of ad valorem taxes which may be imposed on taxable property in the Oakland Schools Intermediate School District, State of Michigan, be increased by 1.5 mills ($1.50 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of six (6) years, 2026 to 2031, inclusive, as a new additional millage to provide funds to enhance other state and local funding for public school operating purposes? This millage would raise an estimated $125,756,247 if approved and first levied in 2026.
Yes [ ] No [ ]
More information about the Oakland County Regional Enhancement Millage Proposal can be found on their website.
November 2026:
Lathrup Village Library Services Millage Proposal
Shall the City of Lathrup Village, Oakland County, Michigan, be authorized to levy a new millage of 1.0 mill ($1.00 per $1,000 of taxable value), for a period of five (5) years, 2027 through 2031 inclusive, with the revenue to be used exclusively to fund the City's library services contract? If approved and levied in full, this millage is estimated to generate approximately $175,000 in the first calendar year of the levy. This millage would be subject to reduction as required by law, including the Headlee Amendment.
Yes [ ] No [ ]
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