City of Marquette residents are invited and encouraged to participate in the community-wide “Trash to Treasure Weekend” beginning Friday, September 15 at 5:00 p.m. through Sunday, September 17 at 5:00 p.m.

The purpose of the program is to provide a venue for the recycling of reusable household items such as furniture, lamps, electronics and other working household items.  The program is designed to increase awareness in recycling by creating an alternative means of reusing items that would otherwise end up in the landfill.

GUIDELINES

Residents can place reusable/serviceable items in front of their house on the curb no earlier than 5:00 p.m. Friday, September 15.  Unclaimed items must be removed from the curb no later than 5:00 p.m. Sunday, September 17.

Removal of items will be strictly enforced in accordance with Section 22-33 of the Marquette City Code, “it shall be unlawful for any person to accumulate rubbish or any articles or junk, except as may be necessary for construction work or normal course of a business.”

This Public Service Announcement will serve as notice that items left at the curb will be picked up by the Public Works Department and invoiced to the property owner on a time, material, and disposal fee basis.

College students are encouraged to participate in the treasure hunt in that they may find items which will be useful to them in their dormitory or apartment.

Examples of items that can be recycled include lamps, tables, chairs, dishes, etc.  Please, no rubbish.  Rubbish is defined to mean anything that does not work, is not clean and is not serviceable.

Depositing unwanted items is prohibited.

It is suggested that residents remove lawn ornaments and other wanted items to avoid mistaken identity.

The seasonal portion of Peter White Drive in Presque Isle Park will be closed to vehicular traffic on Thursday, September 7 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. for a Marquette Area Public Schools cross country meet.

The Marquette Housing Commission will have a special meeting with one item on the agenda on Thursday, September 7, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. located at 316 Pine Street, Marquette MI in the board room.

A groundbreaking ceremony for the Kids Cove Playground will be held at Mattson Lower Harbor park on Tuesday, September 5 at 11 a.m. The public is invited to attend. This will commence the closure of the playground for removal and reconstruction.

The Kids Cove Playground at Mattson Lower Harbor Park will be closed to the public at noon on Tuesday, September 5, to facilitate the removal of the current playground. The project is expected to be completed by mid-July of 2024. The playground area will be closed until the completion of the new Kids Cove playground.

On Tuesday and Wednesday, September 5 and 6, the Bluff Street Parking Ramp will be closed for surface repairs. No parking will be allowed in the Upper Level, and only Lower Level Reserved Permit Holders will be allowed to park in the Lower Level. A few areas in the lower level will be blocked off for repairs, and lower level reserved permit holders may not have access to their assigned spot but can park in other available spots.

Permit holders who normally park on the Upper Level can park in the Commons Parking Lot, the South Main Street Parking Lot, the Spring Street Parking Lot, the Lakeshore Parking Lot, the Baraga Avenue Parking Lot or the Rock Street Parking Lot.

Hourly Parking will not be available in the Lower Level of the Bluff Street Ramp during these repairs.

The Compost drop-off site located at 1415 Pioneer Rd., will be closed Saturday, September 2 and the Household Rubbish site will be closed Monday, September 4 in observance of Labor Day.  The Compost site will reopen Tuesday, September 5, 3-7:00 p.m. and the Household Rubbish site will reopen Wednesday, September 6, 3-7:00 p.m. (or when capacity is met).

The Board of Zoning Appeals regular meeting on September 7, 2023, has been canceled.   The next scheduled meeting will be held on October 5, 2023

On Thursday, August 31, 2023, the North Main St. Parking Lot will be closed for cleaning from 7 a.m. until approximately noon.  The DDA Maintenance Staff will block off each entrance, and the lot reopen when cleaning is complete. 

The annual Marquette Marathon, Half Marathon, and 5k will be held on September 2, and a kid’s fun run will be held on September 1.

The Kids Fun Run will start at 6:00 p.m. on Friday and take place on the multi-use path on Pine Street.  

On Saturday at 9:00 a.m. the 5k will start at the Superior Dome and runners will follow the multi-use path north from Pine Street to Clark Lambros Park, and back. 

The marathon and half marathon begin west of the city limits and enter the city on the Iron Ore Heritage Trail. Runners are expected to arrive within the city limits at approximately 8:30 a.m. and follow the Heritage trail to McClellan Avenue, then continue along the multi-use path to Lakeshore Boulevard. Upon arrival at Lakeshore Boulevard, the marathon runners and half marathon runners will divide as follows:

• Marathon participants will turn south on the path to a turn-around point at South Beach Park, then continue north on the path around Presque Isle before returning south towards Pine Street to finish at the Superior Dome.
• Half marathon participants will turn south on the path for a short distance then turn around and run to Pine Street to finish at the Superior Dome.

The races cross numerous streets including Wilson, McClellan, Fifth, Fourth, Third, Front, Lakeshore, Baraga, Hampton, Island Beach, and Hawley.

Pine Street between Fair and Lakeshore Boulevard will be closed on Saturday from 5:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m..

Presque Isle Park will be closed to motor vehicles on Saturday from 7:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. 

All other roads will be open with road crossing volunteers and Marquette Police officers stopping cars to allow runners to cross from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Motorists are advised to use caution and to obey all road crossing attendants.

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 Monday, September 4, in observance of Labor Day.  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.