The City of Marquette’s Water Department will begin fire hydrant flushing in west Marquette from N. Seventh St. all the way west to the city limits. The flushing will begin May 15, 2024, and is expected to continue until August 31, 2024. The Water Department will also be flushing all dead ends and check valves.

Residents may experience discolored water at times and low pressure. If this happens, please run the water for 5 to 10 minutes or until it is clear. The system will not lose pressure; therefore, the water will be safe to use.

The Harbor Advisory Committee (HAC) meeting scheduled for May 14, 2024 has been canceled due to lack of agenda.  The next regularly scheduled meeting will be June 11, 2024.   

On Monday, May 13, 2024, the Commons Parking Lot and the North Main St. Parking Lot will have limited parking availability due to asphalt patching. We anticipate blocking off 10-30 spaces in each lot.  Please plan accordingly.

The regular meeting of the City of Marquette Brownfield Redevelopment Authority Board has been canceled for May 15, 2024 due to a lack of agenda items. The meetings are held at 9:00 a.m. at the Municipal Service Center, 1100 Wright Street, Marquette, MI. 49855 on the third Wednesday of each month.

The Marquette Housing Commission Special Meeting will hold a special meeting on Monday, May 6, 2024 at 4: 30 p.m. at 316 Pine Ridge Marquette MI in the Board Room.

Deo Gallery’s May exhibit features over one hundred local student artists from Marquette Senior High School (Instructor Jake Fether), Negaunee High School (Instructor Kimberly Schefchik), Ishpeming High School (Instructor Alexandra Trotter), and Gwinn High School (Instructor Meghan Soucy). This exhibit showcases a variety of art styles and mediums, including ceramics, acrylics, portraits, pencil drawings, and watercolor.
The exhibit is installed and curated by students participating in the Artists in Excellence cross-district program. Awards provided by local arts organizations and student groups will be presented at the opening reception to be held Thursday, May 9 from 6-8 p.m. The reception is open to the public and free to attend. The exhibit will be on display through May 29.
The Deo Gallery 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.
More information about the Public Gallery Program and current exhibits can be found on www.mqtcompass.com/public-gallery-program/
Artists in Excellence is sponsored by Upper Peninsula Health Plan. More information about the Artists in Excellence program can be found on https://www.mqtcompass.com/artists-in-excellence/

Beginning at 7:00 a.m. on Monday, May 6, 2024, Woodland Avenue between Wright Street and Center Street will be closed to thru traffic for sewer and water service replacement work.  The service replacement work is anticipated to last several weeks. Residents within the closure area will receive information from Smith Construction regarding parking and driveway access.

This work is a part of the City’s annual Street Improvement & Paving project and is a prerequisite for the resurfacing of the street. The public is urged to use caution and follow all traffic control measures. Additional announcements will be made regarding the upcoming resurfacing activities.

Marquette City Manager Karen Kovacs will hold her next community office hours on Wednesday, May 8 from 10 a.m. to noon in the Shiras Room, on the top level of Peter White Public Library (Front Street side).  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.

The Marquette Public Art Commission (MPAC) has extended a call for artists to design and paint the word GRATITUDE as a part of the City bike path murals.

The Words to Live and Bike By project links language, exploration, and artistic expression to invite Marquette and its visitors to connect as a community. These words were originally selected by MPAC prior to their first installation onto the Holly Greer bike path in 2020. Four years later the original murals have faded and yet, the importance of these words persists. The recent call for artists produced many wonderful submissions; however, no artist applied for “GRATITUDE”. MPAC now invites applications specifically for the word:

GRATITUDE: South side of the Marquette Commons

Applicants may submit multiple designs but will only be selected to create one mural. The deadline for submissions is Sunday, May 5. Artists will be notified by May 10, 2024, with painting to occur on June 24-29, 2024 during City of Marquette Art Week.

The selected words will be stenciled on the bike path with white outline prior to painters’ arrival on-site. Completed murals will be 6 ft. in height and vary in length depending on the length of the proposed word. Selected artists will receive $300 and all necessary supplies including paint, brushes, drop cloths, etc.

For more information or to apply, a full prospectus can be found on the MQTcompass.com website, https://www.mqtcompass.com/blog/public-art/words-to-live-and-bike-by/

The Marquette Housing Commission has called a special meeting for 11 a.m. at 316 Pine Ridge, Marquette MI in the board room.