The Phil Niemisto statue, located at the Phil Niemisto Pocket Park on the 100 block of W. Washington St. in Downtown Marquette, will be removed for the winter for repairs, and will be returning in the spring. Artist Earl Senchuk will be completing these repairs.

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

The applications can be found online at www.marquettemi.gov/commissionapplication, and in person at the City Clerk’s Office, located at 300 W. Baraga Ave. The deadline for applications is 4 p.m. on Thursday, December 8.

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.”

The City of Marquette Arts and Culture Advisory Committee’s December meeting, originally scheduled for Thursday, December 8 at 5:30 p.m., has been rescheduled to Friday, December 9 at 4:00 p.m.

All meetings take place in the City of Marquette Arts and Culture Center, located in the lower level of Peter White Public Library, 217 N. Front Street.

For questions or more information, please call the Office of Arts & Culture at 906-228-0472 or email arts-culture@marquettemi.gov.

A regular meeting of the Marquette Downtown Development Authority Board of Directors will be held Thursday, November 17, 2022 at the Marquette Commons, 112 South Third Street. The meeting will begin at 8:00 a.m.

Public Participation

There will be two options for public participation in this meeting: in person or written. Written comments can be submitted by emailing jodi@downtownmarquette.org. Written submissions will be accepted until 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 16, 2022.

Lakeshore Boulevard will be closed to through traffic between Pine Street and Fair Avenue, for storm structure cleaning on Wednesday, November 16. This project will begin at 7 a.m. and is expected to be completed by the end of the day.

The Marquette City Commission organizational meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. on November 14, 2022. Please note that the meeting will begin at 7 p.m. per the requirements of the Marquette City Charter, Sec. 2-6.

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.