City of West Branch

City of West Branch Official page for the City of West Branch, Michigan municipal government.

The City of West Branch is a unique and wonderful community that serves as the county seat for Ogemaw County, Michigan. Consisting of approximately 1.48 square miles of land, West Branch has a population of just over 2,000 citizens. The City itself is home to many great attractions, including our downtown Victorian shopping district, as well as beautiful Iron's Park and our new Downtown Victorian Park. As a beautiful place to live, work, and play, we invite you to come and "Discover Victorian!"

06/22/2026

CITY OF WEST BRANCH
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The West Branch Planning Commission will hold a public hearing during its regular meeting scheduled for Tuesday, July 14, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 121 N. Fourth St., West Branch, MI. The topic of the public hearing is to take comment on a special use permit. The applicant is seeking a use permit to allow a health care/dental/optical clinic/hearing clinic in the Mixed-Use District (MU). The location of the proposed business is 444 E. Houghton Ave. Written comments may be mailed or dropped off at City Hall at the above address or emailed to [email protected] prior to the public hearing. The public may appear at the public hearing in person or by counsel. Accommodations and necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to persons with disabilities, as well as the hearing impaired, who require alternately formatted materials or auxiliary aids to ensure effective communication and access to meetings or hearings. All requests for accommodation should be made with as much advance notice as possible by contacting City Manager/Planning secretary, John Dantzer at (989) 345-0500; 121 N. 4th St., West Branch, MI 48661; email: [email protected].

06/19/2026

Join us today as Bike Bash 2026 invades the downtown to "Show off their Chrome". Bikes will start lining up at 2:30 with the show kicking off at 3:00 and running till 6:00. The event will take place downtown between 2nd and 4th Streets and feature live music and the best bikes from around the State.

Please note: the detour route will reroute you through some road construction on the north side of town. There will be some barricades and cones to maneuver around but the road will be open so please use caution as you travel through that area.

We hope to see you downtown!

06/05/2026
WEEK OF JUNE 1 CONSTRUCTION UPDATECrews were able to complete the water main installation on Sidney from Third to Fourth...
05/29/2026

WEEK OF JUNE 1 CONSTRUCTION UPDATE
Crews were able to complete the water main installation on Sidney from Third to Fourth, N. Third, Willow, N. First from Willow to the school entrance, Ripley, and S. Sixth. Water services were completed on the portions of Sidney, N. Third, and Ripley. They will continue to work on service lines that need to be completed on the North and South sides of town and anticipate starting with water main on N. Second. The project remains on schedule to be completed by early fall.

05/20/2026

2026 Music In The Park

Address

121 N 4th Street
West Branch, MI
48661

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8am - 4:30pm
Friday 8am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+19893450500

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