Agendas & Minutes & Agenda Packets
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Public Participation Plan
Public Hearing Notices
Public Accuracy Test
The City of Houghton will hold a Public Accuracy Test for the May 2, 2023 Special Election on Monday, April 17, 2023 at 9:00 a.m.
Budget Work Session Schedule
The Houghton City Council will hold budget work sessions on the following dates: Wednesday, April 19 2023 Wednesday, May 3, 2023 Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Public Hearings for Proposed Ordinances 2023-330 and 2023-331
THE HOUGHTON CITY COUNCIL WILL HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS AT 5:30 p.m. ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 2023, IN THE CITY CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 616 SHELDEN AVENUE,
Citywide Tree Trimming
Beginning 3/20/23, UPPCO will be sending Asplundh Tree Expert Company to conduct tree trimming in public right of ways. To prevent trees from growing into
Pier Placemaking Grant Closeout Public Hearing
The City of Houghton will conduct a closeout public hearing on Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. at 616 Shelden Avenue, Houghton for the
Lakeshore Drive Corridor Rehabilitation Project
This Page combines all of the information gathered regarding the 1978 Parking Deck and Lakeshore Drive Corridor Rehabilitation including plans, studies, historical data, and meetings,
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

Brian Irizarry
Mayor
brian.irizarry@cityofhoughton.com
Served since 2020
Current Term Expires 11/2024

Joan Suits
Mayor Pro Tem
joan.suits@cityofhoughton.com
Served since 2020
Current Term Expires 11/2024

Robert Backon
Served since 1990
Current Term Expires 11/2026

Robert X. Megowen
Served since 2002
Current Term Expires 11/2026


Jan Cole
virginia.cole@cityofhoughton.com
Served since 2020
Current Term Expires 11/2024

Craig Waddell
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.