Spruce Street will be closed to through traffic for a sewer main repair between Ohio Street and Hewitt Avenue on Tuesday, September 19 beginning at 7:00 a.m. This project is expected to be completed by the end of the day on Wednesday, September 20.
Spruce Street will be closed to through traffic for a sewer main repair between Ohio Street and Hewitt Avenue on Tuesday, September 19 beginning at 7:00 a.m. This project is expected to be completed by the end of the day on Wednesday, September 20.
Public Skating 2023-2024 begins Monday, September 18, 2023
The City of Marquette announces Lakeview Arenaβs Public Skating Hours:
(Free to Marquette City senior residents with ID)
The public skating schedule can be affected by tournaments and holidays. Saturday, Sept 23 there will be no public skating for the Stick it to Cancer hockey tournament.
Please see the Cityβs website www.marquettemi.gov, Lakeview Arena Facebook page, or call the Lakeview Arena office for additional information.
The Marquette City Planning Commission meeting originally scheduled for September 19, 2023, has been canceled due to lack of business. The next schedule meeting is October 3, 2023.
On Sunday, September 17, Baraga Avenue between Front Street and Third Street will be closed from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. for a block party hosted by the Upper Peninsula Childrenβs Museum.
Motorists are advised to take caution when traveling through this area.
On Saturday, September 16, the Marji Gesick 50-mile mountain bike race will be starting on Lakeshore Boulevard between Washington Street and Spring Street. Riders will head south to the Carp River bridge by means of Lakeshore Boulevard, the City multi-use path and Lake Street. Riders will continue under the bridge to Cliffs Power Road, Mount Marquette Road, and onto NTN trails.
Between 6:00 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. Lakeshore Boulevard will be closed between Spring Street and Washington Street, and closed to through traffic between Washington Street and Ridge Street. Traffic will be detoured via Spring Street, Front Street and Ridge Street. Police officers will be directing traffic on Lakeshore Boulevard; however, Lake Street, Cliffs Power Road and Mount Marquette Road will remain open to traffic.
Motorists are advised to use caution when traveling through this area and to be alert for police officers directing traffic and detour signage.
Northern Michigan University will be holding their annual homecoming parade on Friday September 15, starting at 5:30 p.m. The route will start in the NMU parking lot off Pine Street, head south on Pine Street to Fair Avenue, head west on Fair Avenue to Third Street, head south on Third Street to Hewitt Avenue, head east on Hewitt Avenue to Front Street, head north on Front Street to return to the start. The parade will be escorted by the Marquette City Police, and streets along the route will be closed to through traffic during the parade.
The Marquette Housing Commission will have a special meeting on Thursday, September 14 at 5:30 p.m. at 316 Pine Street, Marquette MI.
Marquette City Manager Karen Kovacs will hold her next community office hours on Wednesday, September 13 from 10 a.m. to noon in the Shiras Room, on the top level of Peter White Public Library (Front Street side). 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.
A final pick up for pickets from the Kids Cove playground enclosure at Mattson Lower Harbor Park will be held:
Lakeview Arena Southwest Conference Room
Friday, September 8, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
and
Saturday, September 9, 2 p.m.-4 p.m.
If you sponsored a picket for the original enclosure constructed in 1996, your sponsored picket may be available to you. No new pickets have been found. Most pickets have been picked up, however, over 200 remain. 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.
City of Marquette residents are invited and encouraged to participate in the community-wide βTrash to Treasure Weekendβ beginning Friday, September 15 at 5:00 p.m. through Sunday, September 17 at 5:00 p.m.
The purpose of the program is to provide a venue for the recycling of reusable household items such as furniture, lamps, electronics and other working household items. The program is designed to increase awareness in recycling by creating an alternative means of reusing items that would otherwise end up in the landfill.
GUIDELINES
Residents can place reusable/serviceable items in front of their house on the curb no earlier than 5:00 p.m. Friday, September 15. Unclaimed items must be removed from the curb no later than 5:00 p.m. Sunday, September 17.
Removal of items will be strictly enforced in accordance with Section 22-33 of the Marquette City Code, βit shall be unlawful for any person to accumulate rubbish or any articles or junk, except as may be necessary for construction work or normal course of a business.β
This Public Service Announcement will serve as notice that items left at the curb will be picked up by the Public Works Department and invoiced to the property owner on a time, material, and disposal fee basis.
College students are encouraged to participate in the treasure hunt in that they may find items which will be useful to them in their dormitory or apartment.
Examples of items that can be recycled include lamps, tables, chairs, dishes, etc. Please, no rubbish. Rubbish is defined to mean anything that does not work, is not clean and is not serviceable.
Depositing unwanted items is prohibited.
It is suggested that residents remove lawn ornaments and other wanted items to avoid mistaken identity.
This is the official page for the City of Marquette.
https://linktr.ee/cityofmarquette
City Hall:
+1 906-228-0435
300 W. Baraga Ave., Marquette, MI 49855
Municipal Service Center:
+1 906-228-0444
1100 Wright St., Marquette, MI 49855
Tourist Park Reservations:
+1 906-228-0465
Hours
City Hall:
M-F: 7:30 am - 4:30 pm
Municipal Service Center:
M-F: 7:30 am - 4:30 pm
Closed Saturday and Sunday
Police and Fire on duty 24/7
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