On Thursday, December 14, from 6-8 p.m. the City of Marquette Office of Arts and Culture will be hosting the opening reception for ‘Color Memories’ by Ginnie Cappaert to be displayed in the Deo Gallery. The Deo Gallery is owned by the City of Marquette and is located in the lower level of the Peter White Public Library in the City’s Arts & Culture Center; it is supported by the Lake Superior Art Association. Light refreshments provided. Receptions are free and open to the public. Exhibits are accessible during regular library hours and will be on display through January 27, 2024.

EXHIBIT:

The Deo Gallery: Ginnie Cappaert, Color Memories
The exhibit is a meditative exploration of abstract landscapes, using over 40 layers of pigment with oil paints, cold wax, and marble dust to capture the essence of nature and changing seasons. Cappaert now owns and operates a studio and gallery of her work in Egg Harbor, WI. She lived in the U.P. for over thirty years. Learn more about the Deo Gallery and Public Gallery Program* exhibits at:

www.mqtcompass.com/public-gallery-program/

*The Huron Mountain Club Gallery and Lower Level Lobby will display community decorated holiday trees for the annual Winter Wonderland Walk. The celebration will take place on Saturday, December 2. See www.pwpl/info for more information about the winter display and event.

Winter tax bills totaling approximately $2 million dollars will be mailed to Marquette City property owners on November 30, 2023.   Tax collection begins December 1, 2023 and payments are accepted at the City Treasurer’s office without penalty through February 14, 2024.   A penalty of 3% is added to the winter tax bill on February 15, 2024.  On March 1, 2024, taxes are delinquent and are transferred to the County Treasurer for collection.

The 2023 winter property tax bill represents millage levies for Marquette County Transit, County Aging, County Medical Care Facility, County Dispatch, County Rescue, and County Veterans’ Affairs.

The City of Marquette Election Board will conduct a special meeting on December 4, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. in City Commission Chambers, City Hall 300 W. Baraga Ave.

The November 21 meeting of the Traffic/Parking Advisory Committee Meeting has been canceled. The meeting has been rescheduled for November 28 at 5:00 p.m.

The Marquette City Planning Commission meetings originally scheduled for November 21, 2023 and December 5, 2023, have been canceled due to lack of business. The next scheduled meeting is December 19, 2023.

The November 28, 2023 regular meeting of the Marquette Housing Commission has been canceled due to lack of quorum.

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 Street (in the Peter White Public Library); and the Municipal Service Center, 1100 Wright Street, will be closed November 22-24, in observance of  Thanksgiving. Marquette Police, Fire, and Public Works and Utilities will remain operational during this time. 

There will be no change in garbage pickup for City residents.

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.