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 St. (in the Peter White Public Library); and the Municipal Service Center, 1100 Wright Street, will be closed on Friday, April 10, in observance of Good Friday. Marquette Police, Fire, and Public Works and Utilities will remain operational during this time.

On Monday, April 13, City facilities will remain closed to the public, in compliance with Executive Order 2020-21. This includes City Hall, the Municipal Service Center, Fire Stations 1 and 2, the Police Department, Lakeview Arena, the Senior Center, the Wastewater Treatment Plant and the Water Treatment Plant. City operations will continue; however, the City will be operating at reduced staffing levels for the duration of the Executive Order and phone availability will be limited. To contact the City about essential business, please prioritize electronic communication when possible. Contact information for each City Department is available at www.marquettemi.gov/departments/.

For emergency services, please dial 911. For non-emergency police assistance, please dial 906-228- 0400. The Police Department will be evaluating non-emergency calls and will dispatch services accordingly.

For more information on billing, senior services and updates regarding City services during the COVID- 19 pandemic, please visit www.marquettemi.gov/covid19/.

Effective immediately, the small loop near the breakwall at Presque Isle Park will be opened to vehicle traffic. The main loop around the island will remain closed to vehicle traffic. The road between Moosewood Nature Center and the Presque Isle Pavilion will also remain closed. The entire island will remain open to pedestrian traffic.

Applications are now available for City residents seeking appointment to the vacant seat on the Marquette City Commission.

Applications are available via the City website (here). The deadline for applications is 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 9.

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.”

Johnson Controls & Itron will be continuing to conduct exterior endpoint replacements at various residential and business locations throughout the city. This is related to the water meter replacement project and is part of the final punch list necessary to complete the project. Both companies meet the essential infrastructure requirements and are authorized by the State of Michigan to continue performing services.

All work will occur on the exterior of the building. No interior work is required. Itron workers will have company identification and their work vehicles will have Itron logos.

The Marquette City Clerk’s office is now accepting nominating petitions for the City elective offices to be filled this year. There will be two vacancies on the Marquette Board of Light and Power and three vacancies on the Marquette City Commission.

Packets containing nominating petition forms, the required certificates and information sheets are available from the City Clerk’s Office. Due to the cautionary public health measures implemented by the Governor (Executive Order 2020-21), these materials will not be available for pick-up in person. In order to obtain nominating forms and related documents, residents must contact the City Clerk’s Office by email at clerk@marquettemi.gov or via telephone at 906-225-8667. This communication must include the person’s name, address and contact information; application materials will then be mailed to interested parties.

The deadline for filing nominating petitions is 4 p.m. on Tuesday, April 21. To be eligible to run for office in the City of Marquette, candidates must have been residents of the City for at least one year, and may not be in debt to the City.

If a sufficient number of candidates file, a primary election for the BLP and City Commission will be held on Aug. 4, 2020. Candidates moving on from the primary will then be on the Nov. 3, 2020 ballot.

Bacco Construction Inc. will be resuming work on the Hawley Street Storm drain relocation project on March 30. Hawley Street will remain open to through traffic. Motorists and pedestrians are encouraged to use caution when traveling through this area. A May 15 completion date is anticipated for this project.

Questions regarding the project can be directed to Curt Goodman, Director of Municipal Utilities at cgoodman@marquettemi.gov.