The City of Marquette Election Board will conduct a special meeting on December 4, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. in City Commission Chambers, City Hall 300 W. Baraga Ave.

The November 21 meeting of the Traffic/Parking Advisory Committee Meeting has been canceled. The meeting has been rescheduled for November 28 at 5:00 p.m.

The Marquette City Planning Commission meetings originally scheduled for November 21, 2023 and December 5, 2023, have been canceled due to lack of business. The next scheduled meeting is December 19, 2023.

The November 28, 2023 regular meeting of the Marquette Housing Commission has been canceled due to lack of quorum.

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 Street (in the Peter White Public Library); and the Municipal Service Center, 1100 Wright Street, will be closed November 22-24, in observance of  Thanksgiving. 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.

Applications are now available for City residents seeking appointment to the vacancy on the Marquette Board of Light and Power.

The applications can be found online at www.marquettemi.gov/blpapplication, and they can be picked up in person at the City Clerk’s Office and at the Marquette Police Department, both located at 300 W. Baraga Ave. The deadline for applications is 4 p.m. on Friday, November 24.

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 regular meeting of the City of Marquette Brownfield Redevelopment Authority Board has been canceled for November 16, 2023 due to a lack of agenda items. The meetings are held at 8:00 a.m. at the Municipal Service Center, 1100 Wright Street, Marquette, MI. 49855 on the third Thursday of each month.

The Parks & Recreation Advisory Board (PRAB) meeting scheduled for November 13, 2023 has been canceled.  The next scheduled meeting is December 11, 2023. 

CITY COMMISSION ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING SET FOR 7 P.M. NOV. 13

The Marquette City Commission Organizational Meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Nov. 13.

Please note that the meeting will begin at 7 p.m. per the requirements of the Marquette City Charter (Sec. 2-6).