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Public Hearing Notices
Public Hearing for the Commercial Rehabilitation Exemption Application for Bridgeview Partners LLC, 110 Shelden Avenue
 CITY OF HOUGHTON NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING  Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Act 210 of the Public Acts of 2005, as amended,
Public Hearing, Commercial Rehabilitation District: 110 Shelden Ave.
CITY OF HOUGHTON NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR PROPOSED ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMERCIAL REHABILITATION DISTRICT Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Act 210
Planning Commission Public Hearing, Lakeshore Drive, 12/2/2025
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF HOUGHTON PLANNING COMMISSION PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT THE CITY OF HOUGHTON PLANNING COMMISSION WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AT
Zoom Link, Council Meeting, 12/10/25, 5:30 PM
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82797084818
Michigan Talent Partnership Program Proposal
Michigan Talent Partnership Application – in September the City applied for a grant which would help fund elements if a Talent District (as defined by
Meetings: The Houghton City Council meets at 5:30 p.m. on the Second and Fourth Wednesdays of every month. Agendas and agenda packets for each meeting will be placed in the Searchable Document Center of the website on the Monday before the meeting by 5:00 p.m.
Correspondence to be presented to the Council at the meeting must be provided to the Clerk by 4:00 pm on meeting day. Correspondence must state the name of who is submitting it. Correspondence will be read at the meeting. Each item of correspondence will be read up to 5 minutes.
City Council Members
Robert Backon
Mayor
Served since 1990
Current Term Expires 11/2026
Robert X. Megowen
Served since 2002
Current Term Expires 11/2026
Jan Cole
Citizen Planner
virginia.cole@cityofhoughton.com
Served since 2020
Current Term Expires 11/2028
Craig Waddell
Citizen Planner
craig.waddell@cityofhoughton.com
Served since 2022
Current Term Expires 11/2026
Rules of Procedure
Council meetings are open to the public. The Mayor presides over the meeting. The agenda is set prior to each meeting. Each meeting includes opportunity for members of the public to address the Council on any subject.Â