Applications are now available for City residents seeking appointment to the vacancy on the Marquette Board of Light and Power.

The applications can be found online at www.marquettemi.gov/blpapplication, and they can be picked up in person at the City Clerk’s Office and at the Marquette Police Department, both located at 300 W. Baraga Ave. The deadline for applications is 4 p.m. on Friday, November 24.

Under the Marquette City Charter, “vacancies in elective offices shall, within 60 days, be filled for the unexpired term of the officer whose office has become vacant, by appointment by a majority vote of the members of the city commission then in office of a person possessing the qualifications for the office”.

The regular meeting of the City of Marquette Brownfield Redevelopment Authority Board has been canceled for November 16, 2023 due to a lack of agenda items. The meetings are held at 8:00 a.m. at the Municipal Service Center, 1100 Wright Street, Marquette, MI. 49855 on the third Thursday of each month.