City of Perry

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The City offers numerous, convenient, ways to pay your tax or utility bill in person, online, over the phone or via mail.

The city accepts cash, check, money order and all major credit cards. A secure drop box is located outside the main doors on the west side of City Hall for customer convenience.  

All credit card transactions are subject to a nominal fee of 3%, or minimum of $2, charged by the processing company for utilizing this payment option.

Direct Debit (ACH) is available for paying utility bills. This option is a fee-free service and once enrolled will automatically withdraw payment from your designated checking or savings account on the 15th of every month.

Call (517) 625-6155 with any questions or to make a phone payment.

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Parks & Rec

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2022 Park Planning Survey Results can be viewed HERE.

Join the effort to add play to the park!   patronicity.com/perry24

The City of Perry maintains two public parks available for family fun, recreation and community events. Both Jubilee Park and Veterans’ Memorial Park pavilions may also be reserved/rented for family events.  

Visiting the park with your pet?  Both parks now offer pet waste stations for easy clean up.  Thank you for doing your part to keep our parks clean!

The Parks Committee holds meetings regularly to plan and take action on improving our parks and the amenities offered. Please check the calendar and join us when you can!  The city has a Five-Year Park Plan, that lays the framework for goals and projects to focus on.

Jubilee Park, located at the west end of Third street, south of the railroad tracks, is equipped with playground equipment, a pavilion with picnic tables, restrooms (available with pavilion rental) and a softball field. The George Dunn Fitness Loop was installed in 2022.

Veterans’ Memorial Park surrounds Perry City Hall, located at 203 West Polly Street, on the north side of the railroad tracks. This park is equipped with a softball field, sledding hill and pavilion with picnic tables and restrooms. It is also enhanced with Veterans’ Circle, a display of flags honoring the United States of America, POWs (Prisoners of War), and each of the military branches.

George Dunn Fitness Loop at Jubilee Park

Located at Jubilee Park, the George Dunn Fitness Loop offers a marked grass path following the perimeter of the park – roughly 1/3 a mile in length.

Along the path, you’ll find 5 exercise stations for users of all ages and abilities. There are also two benches on the path. Each station has a QR Code sticker. Scan the code with your smartphone’s camera to be directed to instructions for use.

Safety first, fitness second. Introduce yourself to all exercises gradually, avoiding undue stress. Slowly build the number of repetitions. Use equipment at your own risk.

Press Release of Loop Dedication

Free Sled Library at Veterans Memorial Park

Donated by the Parks Committee, the city now offers the community a Free Sled Library at Mudge Knob (sledding hill), southwest of city hall. 

 

Borrow a sled and return when done.

Facility Rental

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Please submit 2 separate checks when renting facilities – 1 for deposit fee and 1 for rental fee.
Completed applications may be returned by e-mail: cityofperry@perry.mi.us

Community Room

Council Chambers

The Community Room is located on the third floor of Perry City Hall, 203 West Polly Street. The entrance is on the west side of the building with ample parking and an elevator available for easy access to the third floor.

The spacious Community Room is suitable for all types of events including baby and bridal showers, birthday parties, funeral dinners, graduation open houses, holiday gatherings, large meetings and weddings.

View the calendar (below) to see if the Community Room is available for your event.

The fully equipped kitchen has a microwave, refrigerator, and stove/oven. 

The Community Room is 30-Feet Wide by 62.5-feet long. There are also two restrooms with baby changing tables and a coat room. Other equipment includes 195 Chairs and 50 rectangular tables (35 poly resin 6-foot long; 7 wood 6-foot long; and 8 wood 8-foot long.)

Located in the lower level of Perry City Hall, Council Chambers has a capacity of 34 people and includes a conference table set-up for for an eight person forum. An additional 34 Chairs are situated in the audience section. The room is also equipped with free Wi-Fi, a podium and easel with board.

Community Room / Council Chambers Rental Calendar

Events in April 2023

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
March 26, 2023
March 27, 2023
March 28, 2023
March 29, 2023
March 30, 2023
March 31, 2023(1 event)

Community Room - Reserved

March 31, 2023

April 1, 2023(1 event)

Community Room - Reserved

April 1, 2023

April 2, 2023
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April 4, 2023
April 5, 2023
April 6, 2023(2 events)

Community Room - Reserved

April 6, 2023

5:30 pm: Special Meeting Notice: 2023-2024 Budget Work Session


April 6, 2023

April 7, 2023
April 8, 2023(1 event)

Community Room - Reserved

April 8, 2023

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April 15, 2023(1 event)

Community Room - Reserved

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May 4, 2023(1 event)

Community Room - Reserved

May 4, 2023

May 5, 2023
May 6, 2023

Veterans Memorial Pavilion

Jubilee Pavilion

****The pavilion was destroyed during a tornado on Aug. 11, 2023.  Reservations are not being accepted at this time****

Open year-around, the pavilion has two restrooms, electricity, water, trash receptacles and picnic tables. It also has two grills available on the lawn and paved parking.

Veterans Park Pavilion is situated next to the sledding hill, soccer field and softball field. A special feature of Veterans Memorial Park is the flag display honoring each of the U.S. Military branches, including the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Marines, U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard and the Merchant Marines.

The softball field at Veterans Memorial Park has a backstop, two sets of bleachers and two benches.

Located at the end of Third and Williams street, measures 24 X 40-Feet.

Jubilee Park opens for the season April 15th and closes for the winter. Restrooms are opened upon request/reservation.

The pavilion has electricity, picnic tables, trash receptacles, and three grills.

Jubilee Park also has a softball field and playground comprised of swings, a merry-go-round, climbing dome and teeter-totters. This park has gravel parking.

The softball field at Jubilee Park has a backstop, partial fencing and two sets of bleachers.

Parks Rental Calendar

Events in March 2024

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Applications & Permits

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The following forms are available in .pdf format and can be downloaded by clicking on the name of the form. Permits are also available at City Hall 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Completed documents should be returned by mail, fax or e-mail.

Perry City Hall
203 West Polly Street
Perry, MI  48872

Phone: (517) 625-6155  Fax: (517) 625-6157 E-Mail: cityofperry@perry.mi.us

If e-mailing or faxing completed forms, customers must call City Hall to make payment arrangements of applicable fees before the requested permit will be processed.

Fee Schedule
Assessor Forms
Building Inspector Forms
City Clerk Forms
Facility Rental Forms
Treasurer Forms
Zoning Administrator Forms
Zoning Board of Appeals Forms
Misc. Forms

Resident Resources

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Utility Bills

New residents must contact city hall to set up their utility account.  A $75 deposit is required from all new renters and property owners.  If the account is paid on time for 12 consecutive months and no penalties are accumulated, the deposit will be credited to your utility bill on the 13th billing cycle.

City residents are billed monthly for water, sewer, trash and yard waste pick-up. As set forth by City Ordinance, the base fee is charged monthly regardless of occupancy or usage. Bills are mailed on or before the first of each month and Due by the 15th of the month regardless of the day of the week. After the 15th of the month, a 10% penalty is added to the balance.

A secure drop box is located outside the main doors on the west side of City Hall for customer convenience.

Utility bills may be paid at city hall or over the phone with a debit or credit card. 

A nominal fee of 3% or minimum of $2 is charged by the processing company for utilizing this payment option, which is not collected by the City of Perry.

Direct Debit (ACH) is also available for paying monthly bills. Mail to/drop off completed forms at city hall. *NOTE: Please allow two weeks to one month to implement the first automatic payment withdrawal.

Trash

Weekly Trash Pickup

Trash removal is included with the monthly utility bill.  Trash is picked-up every Friday, and should be placed at the curb before 6 a.m. If Friday is a holiday, trash may be picked-up the following day (the week of Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day etc).  A change in the pick-up date is generally posted on this website, at City Hall, and on the City’s Facebook page.   Trash pick-up includes household wastes ONLY – NO yard waste and NO construction materials.

Weekly service includes disposal of one bulk item at no additional cost.  Please place your extra item at the curb near your cart by 6:00 am. Single items do not need to be scheduled in advance.   Some large items cannot be picked up with the standard truck, Waste Management may tag your item for future pick up in 2-3 business days.  Questions about your service can be answered by Waste Management by calling (866) 797-9018 or e-mail customerservice_MIOHIN@wm.com.  

Trash Disposal Option

As an option of disposing of large items and/or large amounts of other trash, residents are welcome to take items to the Southwest Shiawassee Waste Center, 1470 West Britton Road, midway between Perry and Morrice. Commonly known as the “Transfer Station,” the disposal station is operated by the Village of Morrice.

For current hours of operation, or more information call: (517) 625-7005 or visit their website.

Yard Waste
Wood Chips
Recycling

Greater Laingsburg Recyclers

Phone: (517) 651-2005
E-Mail: RecycleLaingsburg@gmail.com

The City of Perry is a proud supporter of the Greater Laingsburg Recyclers program.

The Greater Laingsburg Recyclers offers several drop-off recycling drives every month. Dates and times will be posted on their Facebook Page and website.

Dog Licenses
Emergency Services

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Police, Fire Ambulance

Emergency: 911

Non-Emergency: (989) 743-9111


Perry Police Department

(517) 625-3535

Perry Area Fire Rescue

(SSESA Fire-Ambulance)

(517) 625-7611

perryareafirerescue.com

Facebook

Shiawassee County Sheriff Dept.

(989) 743-9111

shiawassee.net

Facebook

Michigan State Police

(989) 723-6761

michigan.gov

Facebook

Poison Control

(800) 222-1222

fasthealth.com

Shiawassee County Health Dept.

(989) 743-2318

health.shiawassee.net

Department of Public Works (DPW)

(517) 625-4500

Consumers Energy

(800) 477-5050

consumersenergy.com

Facebook

Miss Dig

(800) 482-7171

missdig811.org

Facebook

Shiawassee County Animal Control

(989) 743-2406

shiawassee.net

Facebook

Emergency Assistance (Clothing, Food, Housing Utilities, etc)

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Phone Number

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Perry, Morrice, Shaftsburg Emergency Relief Council (Food Bank)

(517) 625-6155 Ext. 237


Central Michigan 2-1-1

(810) 232-6411

centralmichigan211.org

Baby Pantry

(989) 723-5877

www.fbcowosso.org/Baby-Pantry

American Red Cross

(989) 743-6227

redcross.org

Capital Area Community Services

(989) 725-7285

cacs-inc.org

Department of Human Services

(989) 725-3200

http://www.michigan.gov/dhs

Meals on Wheels

(989) 723-5211

www.shiawasseecoa.org/services

Respite Volunteers of Shiawassee County

(989) 725-1127

respitevolunteers.wixsite.com/respitevolunteers

Domestic and Sexual Violence Services Crisis Line

(989) 723-9716

(877) 952-7283

thesafecenter.org

Salvation Army

(989) 725-7485

centralusa.salvationarmy.org/owosso

Women, Infants, and Children Corunna

(800) 859-4229

(989) 743-2383

health.shiawassee.net/WIC/

Important Phone Numbers and Websites

Agency

Phone Number

Website

Perry Community District Library

(517) 625-3166

www.mycdl.org

Perry Post Office

(517) 625-6229

tools.usps.com/find-location

Morrice Senior Center

(517) 625-4270

www.shiawasseecoa.org/morrice

Morrice Transfer Station

(517) 625-7005

morrice.mi.us/transfer-station/

Perry Public Schools

(517) 625-3108

www.perry.k12.mi.us

Morrice Area Schools

(517) 625-3143

www.morrice.k12.mi.us

Internet/Phone/TV Service Providers

Availability Subject to Change

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Phone Number

Website

DayStarr Communications

(989) 720-6000

www.daystarr.net

DISH Satellite TV

(833) 442-0620

www.dish.com

HughesNet Satellite Internet

(855) 386-1643

www. internet.hughesnet.com

TDS High-Speed Internet

(888) 233-0001

www.tdstelecom.com

WOW! Internet

(855) 268-7106

www.wowway.com