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.

Due to the recent large accumulation of snow in the City, the Marquette City Fire Department is asking residents to help out by Adopting a Fire Hydrant. This program is straightforward. We are asking residents to pick out a fire hydrant close to their house or in their neighborhood and keep the area directly around the fire hydrant shoveled and accessible to us in the event of a fire.

Please consider Adopting a Hydrant in your neighborhood, this one simple act could make a difference for you or a neighbor.

Marquette City Manager Karen Kovacs will hold her next community office hours on Wednesday, March 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 Marquette Area Wastewater Treatment Facility Advisory Board meeting for March 17, has been canceled.

The board will meet again at their next scheduled meeting, April 21, 10 a.m., at the Wastewater Treatment Plant, 1930 US-41 South.