ADDITIONAL DATES FOR KIDS COVE ENCLOSURE PICKET RETURN

Pickets from the Kids Cove playground enclosure at Mattson Lower Harbor Park have been removed. Multiple pickets remain; therefore, additional dates have been established for pick up at Lakeview Arena Citizens Forum during the following times:

Friday, November 18, 3:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, November 19, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Saturday, November 26, 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

If you sponsored a picket for the original enclosure constructed in 1996, your sponsored picket is available to you.  The effort to return pickets to original donors is made possible by City of Marquette Playgrounds for All Committee, Marquette Rotary Clubs and City of Marquette.

The Upper Peninsula Arts and Culture Alliance will host their quarterly meeting and a public reception in Marquette on November 15-16, 2022.

On Tuesday, November 15 from 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m., the public is invited to join representatives from the UPACA for a social reception at Café Bodega, 517 North Third St., including hors d’oeuvres, a cash bar, and live music by the McKenzie-Arquette Jazz Duo.

On Wednesday, November 16 from 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., the UPACA will host their quarterly board meeting at the City of Marquette Arts & Culture Center, located in the lower level of Peter White Public Library. This meeting is also free and open to the public, and a great opportunity for the community to engage with ongoing initiatives including the U.P. Artist Directory, U.P.-wide arts and culture economic impact study, and more.

Established in 2016, the Upper Peninsula Arts and Culture Alliance is a 15-county affinity group comprised of artisans and art organizations, historians and culture bearers, as well as allies in related sectors such as tourism and recreation, local and regional government, and economic development. The goals of the Alliance are to improve the visibility, connectivity, and sustainability of the arts and culture sector as part of the broader fabric of regional Upper Peninsula development. For more information on the UPACA, visit www.upacalliance.com.

For additional questions and information please contact the City of Marquette Office of Arts & Culture at 906-228-0472 or arts-culture@marquettemi.gov.

The November 22 meeting of the Police/Fire Pension Board has been rescheduled for November 15, 2022. Meetings are held in the Finance Conference room at 8:30 a.m. at City Hall, 300 West Baraga Ave., Marquette, MI 49855.

The MAWTAB meeting for November 10, 2022, has been canceled due to lack of quorum.

The board will meet again at their next scheduled meeting, December 15, 10 a.m., at the Wastewater Treatment Plant, 1930 US-41 South.

As the Nov. 8 General Election approaches there has been an increase in yard signs being placed on both private property and in the right-of-way around the City.

As a reminder to residents, the City’s regulations regarding yard signs are as follows:

Residents may place up to four non-commercial yard signs – not to exceed 24 square feet in total area – on their private property.

Residents are not permitted to place signs in the right-of-way, and these signs will be removed.

In addition, signs related to the parties, candidates or proposals on the Nov. 8 ballot are considered campaign materials under state law and are not permitted within 100 feet of any entrance to a polling location.

Marquette City Manager Karen Kovacs will hold her next community office hours on Wednesday, November 9 from 10 a.m. to noon in the main floor conference room of the Peter White Public Library.  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 Board of Zoning Appeals regular meeting on November 3, 2022, has been canceled.   The next scheduled meeting will be held on December 1, 2022.

Pickets from the Kids Cove playground enclosure at Mattson Lower Harbor Park have been removed and can be picked up at:

Lakeview Arena Citizens Forum

Monday, November 7

11am-2pm and 4pm-7pm

If you sponsored a picket for the original enclosure constructed in 1996, your sponsored picket is available to you.  The effort to return pickets to original donors is made possible by City of Marquette Playgrounds for All Committee, Marquette Rotary Clubs and City of Marquette.

MDOT will be closing the roundabout at US41/Front Street from 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 2 through 6:00 a.m. Thursday, November 3and 6:00 p.m. Thursday, November 3 through 6:00 a.m. Friday, November 4 for milling and paving work. The work is weather dependent, and the schedule is subject to change. A detour route will be posted around the closure with US41 through traffic being detoured via M-553 and Division Street.

Motorists are advised to use caution when traveling through this area and to be alert for construction and advisory signing.

The October 20 meeting of the City of Marquette Brownfield Redevelopment Authority Board has been rescheduled for November 4, 2022.  Regular meetings are held at 8:00 a.m. at the Municipal Service Center, 1100 Wright Street, Marquette, MI. 49855.