Gasoline sales (premium) at the Cinder Pond Marina will not be available until further notice due to needed fuel line repairs.  Diesel fuel will still be available.

For the month of July, the City Clerk’s office will have extended office hours for election purposes. Residents looking to register to vote or hoping to request or return and absentee ballot can visit the Clerk’s Office during the following hours:

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday: 7:30 a.m.  to 4:30 p.m.

Thursday: 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Saturday, July 30: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The rest of City Hall offices continue to operate on summer hours.

On Wednesday July 13, Oberstar Inc. will be closing a section of Grove Street for water main work in Marquette Township. Grove Street will be closed to through traffic between Vandenboom Road and McClellan Avenue from 8:00am to 6:00pm. The work will occur just past City limits between Grandview Circle and Specker Circle. Access will be maintained to all residences and businesses.

The public is advised to use caution when traveling through this area and to be alert for construction and advisory signing.

The 300 block of West Hewitt Avenue, between Fourth Street and Oak Street, will be closed to through traffic for sanitary sewer repairs beginning Wednesday, July 13 at 7:00am. Project completion is expected by the end of the day.

The City of Marquette Office of Arts & Culture welcomes citizens to nominate deserving members of
the community to be considered for the 2022 Annual Art Awards. These awards are offered to recognize and thank citizens and organizations who have demonstrated artistic excellence and/or made significant contributions to the awareness of arts in our community.

Nominations for the 25th Annual Art Awards are being accepted for the following categories: Arts
Volunteer, Arts Advocate, Arts Educator, Youth Award, Visual Artist, Performing Artist, Writer,
Special Recognition, Arts Organization, and Arts Business.

For more information about the Annual Art Awards and a complete list of previous award recipients,
please visit https://www.mqtcompass.com/annual-art-awards/. A nomination form is available at
https://forms.office.com/r/1ztR8f2qJz. Please note that nominations for non-residents are welcome as
long as the nominee has made contributions in the City of Marquette. To ensure a large pool of
nominees, the nomination period has been extended to July 31st.

Award recipients are honored annually at a special ceremony and reception. This year’s ceremony is
scheduled for the evening of Saturday, October 8 at the Masonic Center in Downtown Marquette.
More information about the ceremony will be announced at a later date.

For more information, contact the Office of Arts & Culture at arts-culture@marquettemi.gov or 906-
228-0472.

A Special Meeting of the Marquette Board of Light and Power Board has been scheduled for Tuesday, July 12 at 10:00am.This meeting will be held at the main office of the Marquette Board of Light and Power, 2200 Wright Street, Marquette MI 49855.

Seventh Street will be closed to through traffic between Magnetic Street and College Avenue beginning Thursday, July 7 at 1 p.m. for a storm structural repair. This project is expected to be completed by the end of the day on Friday, July 8.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Review, City of Marquette will meet on July 19, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. at City Hall, Council Chambers, 300 W. Baraga Ave, Marquette, MI for the following purposes.

1. An owner of property that is a "Principal Residence" on June 1 may appeal to the July Board of Review in the year for which an exemption was claimed or in the immediate succeeding 3 years if the exemption was not on the tax roll.  MCL 211.7cc(19) 
2. Request for current year only for poverty exemptions, but not poverty exemptions denied by the March Board of Review.
3. Request for P.A. 161 of 2013 Disabled Veterans Exemption.
4. Correct clerical errors or mutual mistake of facts.

All required forms and documentation shall be received five days prior to said meeting.

Dulcee Ranta, City Assessor

300 W Baraga Avenue

Marquette, MI 49855

Marquette City Manager Karen Kovacs will hold her next community office hours on Wednesday, July 13 from 10 a.m. to noon in the main floor conference room of the Peter White Public Library.  The meeting is intended to provide an informal opportunity to discuss issues within the community, and to give citizens the opportunity for direct dialogue with City staff about interests and concerns.