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IMPORTANT! If you see yellow police tape DO NOT cross it. There are power lines down and some power lines tangled in downed trees. DTE must be involved in clearing those.

July 7 Update – Loose Brush and Branches: Davey has crews in town and will be picking up and chipping loose brush and branches.

Their equipment can handle branches up to about 15 inches in diameter. Removal and disposal of anything larger than that that fell from a private tree will have to be handled by the homeowner.

Please continue to place brush and branches in the tree lawn by the street and Davey will collect it if they can chip it.

Please note that there are still a number of large downed trees that require attention, so this will be a lengthy process. You can leave brush and branches by the street (not in the street) indefinitely until Davey can collect and dispose of them.

July 5 Update: Davey crews were able to clear the trees blocking streets yesterday (July 4). They will be back on Monday, July 6 to start working on the rest of the downed City street and park trees.

Once we get the fallen trees cleaned up we will be evaluating all of the City trees to identify any further issues that need to be addressed.

LOOSE BRUSH pickup – we know there is a lot of loose brush around and are working on a plan with Davey to have a supplemental brush pickup ASAP. We are also working to define the limits of what their brush crews and equipment can handle based on what equipment Davey will have available to us. We will communicate those limits when we pin them down.

In the meantime, you can pile brush at the curb, but please – do not place loose brush in the street. Keep it in the tree lawn between the sidewalk and the street, or if it won’t fit there, on the lawn behind the sidewalk. We need to keep streets clear.

July 3 Information:
PR DPW has been out cleaning up streets to make them passable as best we can and taking inventory of City trees that need to be cleaned up. Streets will have first priority, downed park trees next.

A few streets will remain blocked until Davey can get here tomorrow (July 4) to handle the larger trees that are beyond our ability to clear.

Hanover is also blocked with a power line tangled in the tree. This will remain until DTE can clear it.

Damage appears to be limited to downed trees. We will provide further updates as more information becomes available. This will be a process.

You may have recently noticed an increase in commercial drone activity in our skies. Amazon has launched its Prime Air drone delivery service out of the Hazel Park regional fulfillment center. Pleasant Ridge falls within the drones’ 7.5-mile delivery radius, and those aircraft are now passing overhead or making deliveries.

1. Frequently Asked Questions

Who has regulatory control over these drones?

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has exclusive legal authority over all United States airspace “from the ground up.” Because Amazon operates under an official FAA Air Carrier Certificate (Part 135), municipal governments are federally prohibited from passing local ordinances to ban flights, create local “no-fly zones,” or regulate aircraft noise while a drone is in the air. The City of Pleasant Ridge does not have any regulatory powers over drones that remain in the air at all times while inside City limits.

Do the drones land in yards to deliver packages?

No. The drones fly at an altitude below 400 feet. When delivering a package the drone descends to about 10 to 13 feet above the ground, hovers briefly, drops the package, and climbs back to transit altitude. Because the drones do not land in Pleasant Ridge, we do not have zoning or other terrestrial based regulatory powers over the deliveries.

Are the drone cameras invading my privacy?

This is a common concern. According to Amazon, the drones utilize low-resolution “sense-and-avoid” navigation cameras strictly to detect obstacles like branches, power lines, or birds while traveling.

What happens if a drone causes property damage?

Amazon is fully liable for the operation of their aircraft. If a package drop or mechanical malfunction causes damage to your home, vehicle, or landscaping, you must file a claim directly with Amazon Customer Service.

2. How to Report an Issue or Complaint

Because Pleasant Ridge has no jurisdiction over federal airspace, submitting complaints directly to Amazon or the FAA is the fastest way to get a resolution.

Curbside bagged yard waste collection begins on April 6. Any yard waste placed at the curb before that date will not be picked up by Tringali.

Until then, the City of Oak Park is providing two drop off locations that Pleasant Ridge residents can use to dispose of bagged yard waste.

Roll-off dumpsters will be dropped off on Monday, March 23, 2026 at the following locations:

The dumpsters are scheduled to be at those locations from Monday, March 23 through Monday, April 6. These dumpsters are for yard waste only, and if Oak Park finds that anything other than yard waste is being disposed of in the dumpsters they will be pulled early.

UPDATE (9:15am, Monday March 1): The water main break repair is complete and water service has been restored. Residents should flush their water system using the instructions below to minimize how much brown water gets into your internal plumbing system.

The Oakland County Water Resources Commission (WRC) is working to address a water main issue on Cambridge near Woodward. That repair requires them to shut down the water main on Cambridge between Woodward and Ridge.

We do not have an estimate for what time during the day or how long that will be due to the nature of the work and the uncertainties caused by our old water infrastructure.

You should expect to experience brown water after water service is restored. This is a common issue with our old water mains whenever one is shut down or when fire hydrants are opened. It is caused by sediment shaking loose from the inside of the cast iron water main. If you have brown water, run the cold water tap closest to your water meter continuously to flush the pipes until it runs clear again. This usually takes 5-15 minutes. We recommend running the faucet closest to the water meter in your basement to minimize how far into your internal plumbing the brown water goes. Do not run a hot water tap until the water runs clear to avoid drawing the sediment into your hot water heater.

The shutdown is not expected to require a boil-water notice unless we discover larger issues that must be repaired. If that happens, WRC will notify you with an flyer specifically stating that you are on a boil water notice on your front door.

Thank you for your patience with these disruptions while we work make this water system repair.

The City has openings on the Planning Commission/DDA (one opening), Recreation Commission (three openings), and Historical Commission (one opening). While the Arts Council does not currently have any openings, you can apply and we will keep your application on record for two years. If you have ever been interested in serving on one of our local commissions, now is a great time to apply.

CLICK HERE to apply.

The City Commission will be considering applications and making appointments at their March 10 meeting, so be sure to apply online by February 20.

The Oakland County Water Resources Commission (WRC) is working to address a water main issue on Gainsboro. That repair requiries them to shut water main valves in the area.

This process may cause east side residents to lose water service or water pressure for a period of time during the day today when WRC closes the valves. We do not have an estimate for what time during the day or how long that will be due to the nature of the work and the uncertainties caused by our old water infrastructure.

You should expect to experience brown water after water service is restored. This is a common issue with our old water mains whenever one is shut down or when fire hydrants are opened. It is caused by sediment shaking loose from the inside of the cast iron water main. If you have brown water, run the cold water tap closest to your water meter continuously to flush the pipes until it runs clear again. This usually takes 5-15 minutes. We recommend running the faucet closest to the water meter in your basement to minimize how far into your internal plumbing the brown water goes. Do not run a hot water tap until the water runs clear to avoid drawing the sediment into your hot water heater.

The shutdown is not expected to require a boil-water notice unless we discover larger issues that must be repaired. If that happens, WRC will notify you with an additional flyer on your front door.

Thank you for your patience with these disruptions while we work make this water system repair.

Salt bucket fill moved to Tuesday, December 16.

Salt delivery is being delayed until next week because we’re looking at wet and wintry weather on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. Brilar crews will be busy with snow clearing and we can’t be certain when their crews will be rested and ready to fill buckets, or what the weather will be late this week.

As a reminder, residents may place up to three 5-gallon buckets at the end of your driveway to be filled. Please have them out by 9 am on Tuesday, December 16. It will most likely take more than one day to fill all salt buckets in the City, so please be patient if your buckets are not filled on the 16th and leave them out until they’re filled. This will be the only time salt buckets are filled this winter.

You may also want to label your buckets with your address in case we need to take them away to fill them (not likely, but possible).

The final week of curbside leaf pickup begins on Monday, December 1. Each street will be picked up one time. Please have all leaves to the curb by Sunday, November 30 to ensure that the leaves are collected. If leaves are placed at the curb after the street is picked up, we will not come back to collect them.

Bagged leaves can be placed at the curb on Mondays until December 15.

We will update this post next week with the day and time that each street is completed.

Curbside leaf collection begins on Monday, October 27. Leaves cannot be placed in the street until the weekend prior. Bagged leaves can be placed out for compost pickup on Mondays from now until December 15.

Curbside leaf collection will be a little different this year. We have contracted with both Davey and Brilar for leaf collection. Each contractor will be collecting leaves on one side of the City each week. This means that leaves will be collected from each street every week. Fall weather is unpredictable so there will likely be delays or adjustments to the schedule at some point during curbside collection. We’ll update the website if that’s the case.

Curbside leaf collection will begin on October 27, and the final pickup will begin on December 1. The last day to place leaves at the curb will be November 30. If you place leaves out at the curb after your street is picked up the week of December 1, they may not be collected.

On the afternoon of Monday, November 17 a neighboring police department made a traffic stop and found that the driver of the vehicle had an order for deportation that had been processed through the court system and signed by a judge. The passenger had a detainer (warrant) for arrest. The United States Border Patrol (USBP) responded to the scene of the traffic stop and took the two occupants of the vehicle into custody.

After leaving the scene of the traffic stop, the two arrestees assaulted the USBP agent and one of them escaped from the 10 Mile/Roanoke area in Oak Park. Numerous area agencies, including USBP and Pleasant Ridge PD, responded to search for the escaped arrestee.

This incident began with the neighboring police department finding the detainer/warrant specific to the occupants of the vehicle during a routine traffic stop. The various Federal and local agencies in and around the area yesterday were searching for the escaped arrestee who had assaulted a law enforcement officer.

Pleasant Ridge Virtual Assistant