In celebration of the holiday season, enforcement of the metered parking and 2-hour customer parking areas will be suspended after 3 p.m. throughout Downtown Marquette. This complimentary holiday parking will be available during the week (Monday through Friday), beginning Thursday, Nov. 26 and ending Sunday, Dec. 27.

After 3 p.m., visitors to Downtown Marquette may park without restriction in any of the public parking spaces within the district, except those reserved for handicapped, 24-hour reserved spaces or loading zones. This includes North Third Street, the lower and upper level of the Bluff Street Parking Ramp, Commons Lot, Main Street Lots, Lakeshore Boulevard Lot, Rock Street Lot, East Baraga Avenue Lot, and the Spring Street Lot. Overnight parking restrictions will still be enforced. The courtesy parking is offered compliments of the Marquette City Police Department and The Marquette Downtown Development Authority.

City residents looking to license their dog or cat can now find the applications available online at the City’s website, along with instructions for completing the form correctly. Once completed, the application can be returned to the City Clerk’s office either by email, or via postal mail or overnight drop box. Once received and processed, licensing documents will be mailed to applicants.

Similarly, citizens are now able to submit an application for an off-leash park pass in the same manner. The City’s off-leash area is located in Tourist Park, and is open to those with a pass from Nov. 1 through April 30. In order to receive a pass to the off-leash area, dogs must be licensed in Marquette County.

Both applications can be found online at www.marquettemi.gov/pets.

The December 1st Planning Commission meeting will be held virtually with Commission members and Staff attending remotely through Zoom video conferencing. This meeting will be streamed on the City of Marquette YouTube channel. (https://www.youtube.com/user/CityofMarquetteGov). Please note that the YouTube livestream will have at least a 20 second delay, and that anyone that wishes to participate in the meeting via Zoom (directions are provided below) will need to open the livestream to follow along while they wait to enter the meeting.

Public Participation

There will be three options for public participation in this meeting: video conferencing, phone conferencing, or written comment. There will be three public comment periods for the meeting, one at the beginning, one during the public hearing request, and one at the end. Comments will be limited to three minutes and speakers must give their name and address.
Public wishing to make a video comment must please visit: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8158462564

In order to follow along with the meeting while waiting to comment, please also in another window open the YouTube livestream on the City’s website: https://www.youtube.com/user/CityofMarquetteGov

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 (815 8462 5646).

The video and phone conference lobby will open at 5:50 p.m. on December 1st, 2020. When participating via video or phone conferencing, you will enter a virtual lobby/on-hold until the Public Comment portions of the meetings are reached. Once Public Comment begins, the Chair 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.

Written comments can be submitted by emailing dstensaas@marquettemi.gov. Written submissions will be accepted until 3 p.m. on Tuesday, December 1st, 2020.

The Dec. 3 Board of Zoning Appeals meeting will be held virtually with Board members and Staff attending remotely through Zoom video conferencing. This meeting will be streamed on the City of Marquette YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/CityofMarquetteGov). Please note that the livestreams will have at least a 20 second delay.

Public Participation
There will be three options for public participation in this meeting: video conferencing, phone conferencing, or written comment. There will be two public comment periods for the 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.

Members of the public wishing to make a video comment will need to visit
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84212065727.

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 (842 1206 5727).

When participating via video or phone, 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 Chair will go through each person waiting in the lobby one at a time, providing the opportunity to address the Board. 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 6:50 p.m. Written comments can be submitted by emailing alanders@marquettemi.gov. Written submissions will be accepted until 6 p.m. on Thursday, December 3, 2020.

Due to directives from the State of Michigan, the Nov. 30 City Commission will be held virtually, with City Commissioners and Staff attending remotely through Zoom video conferencing.

The meeting will be streamed on Channel 191 and YouTube starting at 6 p.m. The YouTube channel is located at www.youtube.com/user/CityofMarquetteGov. Please note that the livestreams may have at least a 20 second delay.

Public Participation

There will be two options for public participation in the meetings: phone conferencing or written comment.  There will be two public comment periods during 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. Written comments can be submitted directly to shobbins@marquettemi.gov; written submissions will be accepted until noon on Monday, Nov. 30.

To make a comment over the phone, please call 312-626-6799 and use Meeting ID: 857 5055 5534.

Due to directives from the State of Michigan, the Dec. 1 City Commission work session will be held virtually with City Commissioners and Staff attending remotely through Zoom video conferencing.

The meeting will be streamed on YouTube starting at 5:15 p.m. The YouTube channel is located at https://marquettemi.gov/alternatestream. Please note that the livestreams may have at least a 20 second delay.

Public Participation

There will be two options for public participation in the meetings: phone conferencing or written comment.  There will be two public comment periods during 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. Written comments can be submitted directly to shobbins@marquettemi.gov, written submissions will be accepted until 12 p.m. on Tuesday, December 1.

To make a comment over the phone, please call 312-626-6799 and use Meeting ID: 764 5779 0799

Winter tax bills totaling approximately $1.7 million dollars will be mailed to Marquette City property owners on Nov. 30. Tax collection begins Dec. 1 and payments are accepted at the City Treasurer’s office without penalty through Feb. 14, 2021. A penalty of 3% is added to the winter tax bill on Feb. 15. On March 1, 2021, taxes are considered delinquent and are transferred to the County Treasurer for collection.

The 2020 winter property tax bill represents millage levies for Marquette County Transit, County Aging, County Medical Care Facility, County Dispatch, County Rescue, County Veterans’ Affairs, and adjustments due to the revised summer millage for County Operating, Marquette-Alger RESA, and Iron Ore Heritage Authority

The Marquette Housing Commission monthly board meeting will not be held on Tuesday, November 24, 2020.

The City of Marquette Arts & Culture Division invites independent artists residing in Marquette County to submit their online selling information and photos of their work to be included in a holiday gift directory, “Handcrafted Holidays”, for no cost.

The Handcrafted Holidays guide serves as a free platform that offers low investment-high return advertising to our local artists and acts as a single source for online shoppers who want handmade gifts, high quality art, and to support their local economy. Due to COVID-19, summer art festivals and holiday craft shows were cancelled. This stunted opportunities for both buyers and sellers, yet the demand for locally crafted goods remains high. This online guide will help bridge the gap left by the loss of in-person interaction this holiday season.

The guide is open to all art forms, including fine art, music, literary art, lessons, and anything else that may offer a product/service for purchase. Please note that this guide is solely an advertising resource and artists are responsible for their own selling platform and products. Artist submissions will be compiled and shared the first week of December via an interactive pdf that will be widely advertised, shared by local artist groups, and made freely available to the public.

Artist applications should be emailed to apruiett@marquettemi.com.

Full project and submission details are available at https://www.marquettemi.gov/departments/community-services/arts-and-culture/ and on the City of Marquette Arts and Culture Center Facebook page.

Do not wait to apply! The hard deadline for applications is December 1, 2020 by 5: 00 pm.

For more information please contact Amelia Pruiett at (906) 225-4020 or email apruiett@marquettemi.com

The regular November Board Meeting for the Marquette Board of Light & Power has been rescheduled for Tuesday, November 24th at 4:30pm.