Belding News & Notes

Welcome to Belding, Michigan

Warm and welcoming, a great place to live, work, grow a business and raise a family. That's our City of Belding, settled originally by Levi Broas in 1838. If you are interested in the history of Belding, read more here and learn about our Belrockton Museum, telling the colorful story of Belding's past.

For what you need today and for the future, explore the rest of this website. Whether you are a resident, a business or someone just visiting, we make it easy to find what you need. Use the menu bar above, the Quick Links at left, or the Spyglass on the menu bar to search our site for anything. If you have questions or additional needs, please phone City offices at (616) 794-1900.

We are always happy to help. Thank you for visiting our City website, and for your interest in the City of Belding.

City Council Public Hearing

The Belding City Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at 7 p.m. at the Pere Marquette Depot, 100 Depot St. Please click below to view the public hearing notice.

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Granco Clark Inc. - Establish Industrial Development District

Zoning Board of Appeals Public Hearing

The Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on Monday, February 25, 2019 at 6 p.m. at the Pere Marquette Depot, 100 Depot St. Please click below to view the public hearing notice.

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Betteridge - 415 Alderman and 416 S. Bridge

Planning Commission Public Hearings

The Planning Commission will hold two public hearings on Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. at the Pere Marquette Depot, 100 Depot St. Please click below to view the public hearing notices.

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Ratliff - conditional rezone of 1331 W. State
Betteridge - rezone of 415 Alderman, 421 Alderman and 416 S. Bridge

Board of Review Organizational and Appeals meeting dates are available

The organizational and appeals meeting dates of the City of Belding Board of Review are available. Please click below to view the notice.

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Board of Review Meeting Dates

Sidewalk Notice

It's that time of year! Just a reminder of the following ordinance regarding snow and ice covered sidewalks:

Property owners/occupants have 24 hours, after a snowfall or accumulation, to remove snow from the entire sidewalk.

When ice is formed on any sidewalk, within 12 hour after, salt, chloride or sand must be scattered on the entire sidewalk.

Failure to comply may result in a civil infraction citation of $25.00, plus cost and sanctions, and/or the removal of ice or snow by the City at the owner's expense. Repeat offenses shall be subject to increased fines.

DEQ - Results of Water System Assessment

The City of Belding received notification from DEQ on Tuesday, September 5, 2017 regarding the Water System Assessment.  DEQ indicated that they found no specific items that caused the water samples collected on August 2, 2017, to test positive for total coliform and E. Coli.  Please click below to access the letter and assessment. 

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DEQ Water System Assessment