More than half of Mount Pleasant's residents have turned in their census forms, said City Planner Tony Kulick.
The Census Response Progress Report was received at Monday night's city commission meeting.
According to the report, which was updated on April 9, 57 percent of city residents have returned their census forms. The target rate for Mount Pleasant is 72 percent. Non-responding addresses will be targeted by a door-to-door campaign beginning April 17.
"Please take your census forms and fill them in," Kulick said.
Also at the meeting, a headline in the March 31 edition of the Morning Sun, "Water in Mount Pleasant gets low grade," has led many residents to believe that the water is unsafe, said Duane Ellis, director of Public Works.
However, the article discussed the failure of the annual drinking water quality report to satisfy the Michigan Clean Water Fund, an environmental group, not the actual quality of the water, Ellis said.
"It seemed to imply there was a question to the quality of water in Mount Pleasant," he said. "We've met every requirement."
Commissioner Sharon Tilmann said the headline was misleading.
"It wasn't the water, it was the report," she said.
In other news:

Commissioners disagreed on whether or not to support the Michigan Municipal League's "Let Local Votes Count Initiative."
The league is proposing an amendment to the Michigan constitution that would require a two-thirds vote, as opposed to the majority vote needed now, of each chamber of the Michigan Legislature on any bill that would restrict the power of cities, villages, townships or counties.
This would limit state intervention in local government. The proposed amendment would be on the ballot Nov. 7.
"I feel that I don't have enough information," said Vice Mayor Gerald Cassel. "I would hope the commission would rise above becoming involved in bipartisan politics."
Commissioner Adam Miller said he would support the initiative.
"I'd like to see this go to ballot, to let the citizens decide," he said. "I see myself wholeheartedly in support of this. I think we have a much better grasp of what's good for Mount Pleasant than the state legislature."
The commissioners voted to put off making a decision until they could learn more about the issue. The item will be put on the agenda for the April 24 meeting.
The neighborhood leadership training session that was scheduled for April 8 was canceled. The session was designed to train neighborhood organizations, or those wishing to start them, on issues such as conflict resolution. The session was canceled because of low registration.
The session may be rescheduled for September, Kulick said.
The commissioners voted to add new roads into the Mount Pleasant local street system.
The streets are: Morning Mist Lane from Eastpointe to Wexford Drive; Morning Mist Court from Morning Mist Lane to the end of the street; Wexford Drive from Morning Mist Lane to Sweeney Street; Sweeney Street from Bellows to Gaylord streets; Gaylord Street from west of Crapo Street to Sweeney Street; Eastpointe Drive from Somerset Drive to Morning Mist Lane; Denison Drive from West Campus Drive to Crawford Road; Abel Court from Denison Drive to the end of the street.
The streets were constructed in the last year, Ellis said. They must be accepted by the city to receive an extra $2,700 a year from the state for road operation.
A motion was passed to purchase a truck from Krapohl Ford, 1415 E. Pickard Road, for $18,382. The truck will be used by the Code Enforcement Department.
A motion was passed to purchase a 2000 Ford Crown Victoria police vehicle from Shaheen Ford in Lansing for $20,980.
A bid was given to Kastle Construction, 2215 Commerce Drive, for $171,169.50 for sidewalk construction and replacement throughout the city.
A public hearing on the proposed Capital Improvement Plan for 2001 to 2005 is scheduled for May 22. According to a packet, the plan is a five-year schedule of proposed capital improvements. The plan is revised every year.