The Shiawassee slides through the middle of town, slow and brown in June, carrying the smell of wet stone out from under the bridges. K & K Lawn Care of Fenton, Inc. keeps the yards on both banks and up the streets beyond — mowing, trimming, edging, and hauling off what spring and fall leave behind. River-bottom ground grows grass fast and holds its moisture late, so timing the cut matters more than horsepower ever will. In the cold months that same route becomes plowing and hand shoveling, with salt worked along the front walk. A sharp edge in summer and an open drive in January are the two ways this town says somebody is paying attention.