eConnections October 2025

2050 Master Plan Approved

Every five years (per Public Act 33 of 2008), all Michigan cities are required to have their Planning Commissions review their Master Plans and determine if amendments are necessary, or if the city should adopt a new document.

Master Plans chart the direction of the city’s development for the next 30 years and are critical policy documents. They help the community answer key questions:

• What do we want our community to look like in 2050?
• How do we get there?
• How can we ensure our community is resilient by avoiding or mitigating risks or threats that we may face?

At the September 22, 2025 City Commission meeting, the Commission officially adopted the 2050 Master Plan Update. The plan incorporates the Mission Street Improvement Plan, updated population trends, Parks and Recreation outreach results, and completed projects like the Town Center reconstruction. It will continue to guide the city’s land use, transportation, housing, downtown development, economic growth, and public safety efforts.

For more details regarding the 2050 Master Plan Update, visit www.mt-pleasant.org/masterplan.

Trash Can Reminders

Fruit Trees Planted in Community Orchard

Staff recently planted several new fruit trees at Horizon Park for our Community Orchard, an initiative in partnership with the Community Garden. The additions include Honeycrisp, Empire, Jonagold, Pink Lady, Sweet 16, and Haralson apple trees. While it will take a few years for these trees to produce mature fruit, they will help create a shared, sustainable space for residents to enjoy for years to come.

Thank you to our Parks and Recreation team for their continued work to grow and maintain our community spaces!

Fall Leaf Collection Information

As the leaves start to fall, residents and landscaping companies are reminded to not rake leaves into the streets until the week of October 27. City staff will make one sweep through the entire city during pick up weeks. Therefore, leaves should be raked into low piles before Monday of pick-up weeks and not cover catch basins.

On High and Pickard Streets, where high traffic volume prohibits leaves in the street, residents and landscaping companies should rake the leaves onto the rights-of-way, as close to the curb as possible. Those who live on streets other than High and Pickard must place their leaves in the street. If you live on a boulevard, do not place leaves in the median, place them in front of your home.



Yard waste bags should not be used; this collection is for leaves only. Leaf piles must not contain garden or shrubbery clippings, dead grass, branches, trim board, or other material.

Residents who wish to rake their yards ahead of the city’s collection schedule may bag and dispose of the leaves for a fee at the Material Recovery Facility, located at 4208 E. River Rd., Mt. Pleasant. Leaves may also be mulched with a mulching lawnmower.

The city’s 2025 leaf collection schedule is as follows:

• Week of November 3: Staff will collect leaves in a city-wide sweep.
• Week of November 17: Staff will collect leaves in a city-wide sweep.
• Week of December 1: Final collection of leaves in a city-wide sweep. Any leaves left in the street after the crews have made their final pass will not be collected and are the responsibility of the homeowner.

Questions may be directed to the Division of Public Works, 989-779-5401.