Marquette City Manager Karen Kovacs will hold her next community office hours on Wednesday, July 13 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 Marquette City Planning Commission meeting originally scheduled for July 12, 2022 has been canceled due to lack of business.

On Wednesday July 6 beginning at 7:00am and continuing through Friday July 8, Center Street between Garfield Avenue and Lynn Avenue will be closed for a sewer service installation. Traffic will be detoured around the closure via Garfield, Lynn, and Waldo.

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

The offices of the Marquette Board of Light and Power will be closed Monday, July 4, 2022 in observance of Independence Day.

Beginning at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, July 4, Washington Street from McClellan Avenue to Third Street and Third Street from Washington Street to Baraga Avenue will be closed to through traffic to hold the annual Fourth of July Parade.  Third and Washington Streets are scheduled to re-open as soon as the parade is completed. 

McClellan Avenue from Baraga Avenue to Ridge Street and areas on Baraga Avenue east and west of McClellan Avenue along with east and west of Third Street will be closed for parade staging starting at 10:00 a.m.  These areas will open to traffic as soon as the parade is completed.

North Front Street will remain open as an emergency vehicle route.

Summer tax bills totaling approximately $36.8 million dollars will be mailed to Marquette City property owners on June 30^th.  The due date for payment of City summer taxes is September 14^th, 2022.

Tax collection begins July 1^st, 2022 and payments are accepted at the City Treasurer’s office without interest through September 14^th, 2022.  Interest of 1% is added to the summer tax bill on September 15^th and on the 15^th of every following month.

The 2022 summer property tax bill represents millage levies for the City of Marquette, Library, Senior Millage, DDA, Marquette Public Schools, State Education, Marquette-Alger RESA, County Operating, and Iron Ore Heritage Authority.

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, July 4, in observance of Independence 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.

The Board of Zoning Appeals regular meeting on July 7, 2022, has been canceled. The next scheduled meeting will be held on August 4, 2022.

The City of Marquette Brownfield Redevelopment Authority meeting, scheduled for June 23, has been canceled due to a lack of quorum. The next meeting is scheduled for July 21, and will begin at 8 a.m. in the second-floor conference room of the Municipal Service Center, at 1100 Wright Street.

Seventh Street will be closed to through traffic between Magnetic Street and College Avenue beginning Monday, June 20 at 7 a.m. for a storm structural repair. This project is expected to be completed by the end of the day.