The 2022 Marina Seasonal Slip Agreements have been mailed to the 2021 seasonal slip holders on March 11, 2022.  Payments will be accepted March 15, through April 15 at the Community Services Parks and Recreation Office, located at Lakeview Arena.

Beginning March 15, the City of Marquette will require all boaters to obtain a launch permit to launch a boat at either Cinder Pond or Presque Isle Marina.

Seasonal launch permits are available for purchase at Lakeview Arena Parks & Recreation office, located at 401 E. Fair Avenue, the City of Marquette’s Treasurer’s office located at 300 W. Baraga Avenue.  Seasonal launch permits will also be available at Cinder Pond Marina office beginning May 9.  The cost is $60.00 per seasonal launch permit, and $15.00 for an additional launch permit (restrictions apply).

Daily launch permits are $6.00 and are available in the red launch boxes located at Cinder Pond and Presque Isle Marina.

The City of Marquette’s outdoor ice rinks – located at the Presque Isle Avenue north ballfield and at the corner of Spring and Seventh Street – will no longer be maintained by Public Works, due to warming weather.

The public is still welcome to use these rinks until the ice deteriorates.

The Marquette City Planning Commission meeting scheduled for March 15, has been canceled due to lack of business for the agenda. The Marquette City Commission and the Planning Commission will conduct a joint work session on the same date beginning at 5:30 PM in the first-floor conference room of the Municipal Service Center, located at 1100 Wright Street. The Planning Commission will present its annual report to the City Commission at this meeting, in addition to discussing community planning concerns for this year and beyond.

The Marquette Public Art Commission will hold its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, March 9 at 6:30 p.m. This meeting will be in-person in the City of Marquette Arts and Culture Center, 217 N. Front Street, Marquette.

Public Participation

There will be one public comment period for the meeting, at the beginning of the agenda. Comments are limited to three minutes and speakers must give their name and address before speaking. Written comments will be presented to the board during the meeting and can be submitted by emailing tmorin@marquettemi.gov. Written submissions will be accepted until 5pm on Wednesday, March 9.

A regular meeting of the Marquette Downtown Development Authority Board of Directors will be held Thursday, March 10, 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 Becky@downtownmarquette.org. Written submissions will be accepted until 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 9.

Lake Superior Art Association is seeking 24 local artists to design and paint an Adirondack chair as a part of Chair with a View, a community art project in conjunction with Art Week 2022.  Chairs will be installed during Art Week, June 20-25, along the City’s waterfront and displayed throughout the summer. All designs must reflect this year’s theme of water. Designs will be selected by a blind jury on both creativity and originality.  All artists must reside within Marquette County. Artists under the age of 18, must receive permission from a parent or guardian. Artists are required to submit an original design and brief description by March 18.

Applications and guidelines are available the www.mqtcompass.com.  For questions please contact Lynn Buckland-Brown at lvbuckmar2@yahoo.com or 906-399-9824.

On Wednesday March 9, the westbound lane of the 200 block of West Washington Street between Third Street and Fourth Street will be closed for construction activities at 202 West Washington Street. Vehicular traffic will be detoured around the closure via Third Street, Bluff Street and Fourth Street. The sidewalk on the north side of the street will also be closed, however the south side will remain open for pedestrian traffic.

The work is weather dependent and may be delayed until Thursday March 10.

The public is advised to use caution when traveling through this area and to be alert for construction and advisory signing.

Lakeshore Boulevard will be closed to through traffic between Pine Street and Fair Avenue beginning March 8^th at 6:30 am for maintenance. This project is expected to be completed the same day at approximately 2:30 pm.

The City of Marquette’s Lakeview Arena announces the following open skating cancelations for the Betty Beckman hockey tournament at Lakeview Arena:

Friday, March 4^th       No Open Skate 1:00-2:50pm
No Senior Skate 7:00-8:30pm

Saturday, March 5^th   No Open Skate 1:00-2:50pm

Sunday, March 6^th      No Open Skate 1:00-2:50pm

Please contact the Lakeview Arena office for additional information (906) 228-0460.