City offices located at Marquette City Hall, 300 W. Baraga Avenue; the Lakeview Arena, 401 E. Fair Avenue; the Arts and Culture Center, 217 N. Front St. (in the Peter White Public Library); and the Municipal Service Center, 1100 Wright Street, will be closed on Monday, May 25, in observance of Memorial Day. Marquette Police, Fire, and Public Works and Utilities will remain operational during this time. Following the Memorial Day holiday, City offices will begin summer hours, 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
On Tuesday, May 26, City facilities will continue being closed to the public, due to Executive Orders from the Office of the Governor. This includes City Hall, the Municipal Service Center, Fire Stations 1 and 2, the Police Department, Lakeview Arena, the Senior Center, the Wastewater Treatment Plant, and the Water Treatment Plant. City operations will continue; however, the City will be operating at reduced staffing levels for the duration of the Executive Order and phone availability will be limited. To contact the City about essential business, please prioritize electronic communication when possible. Contact information for each City Department is available at www.marquettemi.gov/departments/.
For emergency services, please dial 911. For non-emergency police assistance, please dial 906-228-0400. The Police Department will be evaluating non-emergency calls and will dispatch services accordingly.
For more information on billing, senior services and updates regarding City services during the COVID-19 pandemic, please visit www.marquettemi.gov/covid19/.
City facilities closed for Memorial Day
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In tandem with the move of CRI Region 8 (the Upper Peninsula) to Stage 4 in the Michigan Safe Start Plan on Friday, May 22, parks and greenspaces will be opening in Marquette County, the City of Marquette, the City of Negaunee, the City of Ishpeming, Chocolay Township, Marquette Township, Sands Township, Negaunee Township and Ishpeming Township.
The reopening in the City of Marquette will include walking and biking in all City parks, including Presque Isle Park. Playgrounds and restrooms will remain closed. City offices, including City Hall and the Municipal Service Center remain closed as well.
Sugarloaf Mountain will open on Friday. Social distancing and hand sanitizing signage will be installed at the trailhead.
Chocolay Township will not open the ball fields, tennis courts, pickle ball courts, or play equipment at this time because they need additional maintenance.
Marquette Charter Township and Negaunee Township parks and green spaces will be open for public use, except climbing structure and pavilions per Executive Order restrictions. Buildings and offices will remain closed until further notice.
Each locale may enforce more specific restrictions in regards to playgrounds and ballfields. Contact your local municipality if you have a question about a facility. Please be respectful and practice proper social distancing while utilizing greenspaces and park facilities.
More information on the Governor’s MI Safe Start Plan can be found here: www.michigan.gov/documents/whitmer/MI_SAFE_START_PLAN_689875_7.pdf
With the upcoming Memorial Day Weekend and Friday's District 8 opening protocols by the Governor, we would like to encourage everyone to continue practicing social distancing guidelines set by the CDC. Have a safe and enjoyable holiday weekend!
The 5/21 Marquette Brownfield Redevelopment Authority meeting is live at www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkhzpWid_6E&feature=youtu.be
Due to Executive Order 2020-21, the May 21 MBRA meeting will be held virtually with Board Members and Staff attending remotely through Zoom video conferencing.
The meeting will be streamed on the City of Marquette YouTube channel starting at 8 a.m. The YouTube channel is located at www.youtube.com/user/CityofMarquetteGov. Please note that the livestream will have at least a 20 second delay.
Public Participation
There will be three options for public participation in these meetings: video conferencing, phone conferencing or written comment. There will be two public comment periods for each meeting, one at the beginning and one at the end. Comments will be limited to three minutes and speakers must give their name and address. Written comments will be limited to 500 words.
Members of the public wishing to make a video comment will need to visit us02web.zoom.us/j/89939438879 on a computer or smart device that has a camera.
Members of the public wishing to call in and make a comment over the phone will need to call 312-626-6799 and enter the meeting ID (899 3943 8879).
When participating via video or phone conferencing, you will be placed into a virtual lobby/on-hold until the Public Comment portions of the meetings are reached. Once Public Comment begins, the MBRA Director will go through each person waiting in the lobby one at a time and provide them with the opportunity to address the Commission. It is recommended that participants follow the meeting on YouTube to know when the Public Comment portion is occurring and be ready to make their comment.
The video and phone conference lobby will open at 7:50 a.m.
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