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Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids trash is pay per tip: you rent a 32, 64 or 96 gallon city cart and pay $3.63, $6.05 or $8.47 each time it is emptied, so keep a positive account balance. Recycling is every other week on your regular pickup day, and yard waste goes out the same day from the first full week of April to the second Friday in December, using a $6.50 tag on a yard cart, city paper bags or bulk tags. Find your day by entering your address on the city's route map. Official page

Holland. Holland has mandatory curbside trash and recycling run by Republic Services and billed through Holland BPW (616-355-1500). Trash goes weekly on your set day and recycling every other week on the same day; carts can go out after 6:00 p.m. the night before and must be back by 7:00 p.m. on pickup day. Yard waste pickup is weekly on the same day from April 1 to November 30, and recycleholland.com shows your recycling week. Official page

Grand Haven. Republic Services handles residential trash, recycling and yard waste in Grand Haven; call Republic at 877-698-7274 to start service and get your pickup day. Curbside yard waste runs April 1 to December 31 in paper yard bags or a container marked yard waste, and the city announces spring and fall yard waste drop-off dates at Harbor Island for Republic customers. Official page

Muskegon. Republic Services picks up Muskegon trash weekly in the city-issued cart; carts can go out at 4:00 p.m. the night before and must be removed by 7:00 a.m. the day after pickup. Recycling is opt-in, with a 90-gallon tote picked up every four weeks, and yard waste is collected on your trash day from the first week of April through November in paper bags or marked cans. Look up your day by address on the city's garbage day search; extra bags need a $3 bulk sticker from the Treasurer's Office. Official page

Grand Rapids. The City of Grand Rapids runs water and sewer; the property owner or an authorized manager opens the account online or with a paper form, so renters should ask their landlord. Consumers Energy supplies electricity. Official page

Holland. Holland Board of Public Works provides electricity, water and wastewater service in Holland and bills for city trash and recycling. Use its Move In page to start service, or call 616-355-1500. Official page

Grand Haven. The Grand Haven Board of Light and Power, a community-owned utility, supplies electricity; start or stop service on its site or call 616-846-6250. The City of Grand Haven runs water and sewer, and the City Treasurer's office takes electric and water bill payments. Official page

Muskegon. The City of Muskegon runs water and sewer and bills monthly; from July 1, 2026, water is $2.75 per 100 cubic feet, and a regular-hours turn-on is $40. Consumers Energy supplies electricity and handles outages at 1-800-477-5050. Official page

Grand Rapids. Most of Grand Rapids is in Grand Rapids Public Schools, and your neighborhood schools come from the GRPS Attendance Area Finder. Edges of the city are in Forest Hills, Kentwood, Godwin Heights, Caledonia, Grandville or Kenowa Hills schools, so check the address. Official page

Holland. Holland Public Schools serves the City of Holland, with West, Jefferson and Holland Heights elementary schools, the Holland Language Academy, Holland Middle School and Holland High School. West Ottawa Public Schools serves parts of Holland, Park, Olive and Port Sheldon townships around the city, with West Ottawa High School and Harbor Lights and Macatawa Bay middle schools; check its district map. Official page

Grand Haven. Grand Haven Area Public Schools serves Grand Haven. Enter your address in the district's boundary map to find your elementary school; older students go to White Pines Intermediate (grades 5 and 6), Lakeshore Middle School (7 and 8) and Grand Haven High School. Official page

Muskegon. Muskegon Public Schools serves most of the city, with Bunker, Glenside, Marquette and Oakview elementary schools, Charles Hackley Middle School and Muskegon High School. Registration needs proof of residency dated in the past 30 days. Official page

Michigan Secretary of State, new residents. New Michigan residents get a Michigan license plate by scheduling a Secretary of State office visit and bringing the original title, proof of Michigan No-Fault insurance, a license or passport, and the old registration if it expired less than 90 days ago. Official page

Michigan voter registration (Michigan.gov/Vote). With 15 or more days before an election you can register online, by mail or in person; within 14 days and on Election Day you register in person at your city or township clerk's office with proof of residency. Check your registration and find your clerk at Michigan.gov/Vote. Official page