New Round-About Coming 2024
New Round-About on Drake Road at H Ave & Squires
Construction is expected to begin spring 2024 and have the round-about open by the time school re-opens. Squires Drive will be re-constructed in 2025.
Round-Abouts have proven to reduce injury accidents as they slow down traffic.
Around Westwood
Traffic Safety
It seems like it gets worse every year - traffic, that is. Turning left on West Main Street is nearly impossible, unless you go to a traffic light. Nichols Road, Grand Prairie, Ravine and Drake are extremely busy.
Neighborhood "side streets" are subject to speeders - sometimes attempting to get around the traffic on arteries.
Your Association has suggested forming a committee of traffic monitors who will periodically do traffic monitoring. Not counting cars, but examining how vehicle, bicycle and pedestrian traffic can continue to be safe as these levels increase. Are there bad hot spots? How about adding the school bus garage on Ravine Road?
Want to know more or be a part of this group, email rhuster@westwoodkzoo.com
See Something - Say Something 269-488-8911
We need to do our part - See Something, Say Something. The police can't be everywhere, all the time so we need to help.
Boil Water Advisories
Boil Water Advisories
Boil Water Advisories
Boil Water Advisories
If you see activity like this in your area, you might want to check for a boil water advisory for your street! https://www.kalamazoocity.org/bwa
Westwood Map
Boil Water Advisories
Boil Water Advisories
Westwood is part City and part Township so here is our latest version of a complete neighborhood map
downtown train crossings
Getting Around Blocked Railroad Crossings
The City of Kalamazoo has been installing flashing lights and detour signs to help motorists escape gridlock when a freight train blocks car traffic downtown, according to a city manager working on the project.
The city's solution to the problem is to install several signs that will begin flashing when a train is passing through the downtown crossings. About 35 static detour signs show drivers how to get around the train, according to a plan provided by Department of Public Works Assistant City Engineer Anthony Ladd.
The system ties into the same equipment that is used to engage the crossing signals and is fully operational now.
The project is being funded by the Foundation For Excellence..
We want to hear from you!
Tell Us Your Special Skills
Tell Us Your Special Skills
Tell Us Your Special Skills
Westwood is a great place to live, work and worship. We are a great community with neighbors who care about each other.
The neighborhood association would like to know what skills and interests each of you have so that we can connect you with events and no - obligation service opportunities as they come along.
Please fill out the following form to let us know more about you!
Do You See Needs?
Tell Us Your Special Skills
Tell Us Your Special Skills
Not all the residents of Westwood are 100% self-sufficient. Some have un-met needs - maybe as simple as a ride to a doctor appointment of to pick-up groceries or prescriptions. There are agencies to help or maybe a neighbor might want to assist?
Look around your neighborhood.
Help Knowing The Rules
Tell Us Your Special Skills
Help Knowing The Rules
Some neighbors are not aware that burning leaves, trash or garbage is against the law in Westwood. The city and township have similar ordinances against open burning and trash barrel burning.
Do you still have neighbors breaking the law? If you can furnish some information, we can see that they receive notice of the ordinance, without involving the governing agencies - unless it continues.
Tell Your Neighbors
Report Defective Street Lights
Help Knowing The Rules
Tell your neighbors about Westwood Neighborhood Association! They might be interested in the neighborhood, too!
Imagine Kalamazoo 2025
Report Defective Street Lights
Report Defective Street Lights
Kalamazoo has a project in which we are participating, called: IMAGINE KALAMAZOO 2025.
We want to have YOU think about and communicate to us what you would like Westwood to look like in 2025!
We welcome your comments at any time and plan some public events where people can express their insight. It's all about what you want to see!
Report Defective Street Lights
Report Defective Street Lights
Report Defective Street Lights
You can easily report defective or not working street lights. We have a link to the reporting site where you can report the exact location:
Phone Contacts
Common to City & Township:
Police Non-Emergency Number 269-488-8911
Township Specific Phone Numbers & Links
Code Enforcement 269-381-8080 ext 137 This includes weeds & tall grass, fireworks, outside burning and sidewalk issues. ordinance@ktwp.org
City Specific Phone Numbers & Links
Tall grass & weeds - 269-337-8847
For other Code Enforcement: 269-337-8221. cokdevelopmentcenter@kalamazoocity.org
Recycling Center
Construction & Destruction Recycling Center
Waste Not Recycling Project Update (December 17, 2022)
Crews have been working to complete this project and get the open and recycling construction and demolition waste.
The center will collect, sort and forward materials on to sites that finish the recycling process.
Truck Traffic Will Increase
The owner of the center is planning on about 100 trucks a day coming into the site which adds 100 trucks coming and 100 trucks going away from the site.
This will impact Ravine, Nichols, Grand Prairie, Squires and Drake Roads.
recycling center fact sheet
