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Public Hearing for Proposed Ordinance 2022-329
The Houghton City Council will hold a public hearing for Proposed Ordinance 2022-329 on Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. in the City Center
August Planning Commission Meeting
The August meeting of the Planning Commission will be held on Tuesday, August 30th, 2022 at 5:30 p.m.
Downtown Development Authority Vacancy
The City of Houghton is looking for someone to serve on the Downtown Development Authority/Tax Increment Finance Authority.ย The candidate must have an interest in
Transit Passenger Survey
Houghton Public Transit, through Michigan State University and the Michigan Department of Transportation, is conducting a satisfaction survey of our transit bus system.ย The attached
College Avenue Reconstruction & MDOT Road Projects 2022-2027
HOUGHTON, Mich. – The current detour around the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) rebuilding project on US 41 College Avenue is now planned to remain
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 on the Monday before the meeting at 12:00 noon in order to be included in the packet. Correspondence must state the name of who is submitting it. Correspondence will be read at the meeting. Attachments to e-mail messages will not be included. Correspondence that arrives too late to be included in the packet will still be read at the meeting with the original document added to the website packet after the meeting.
City Council Members
Robert Backon
Mayor
Served since 1990
Current Term Expires 11/2022
Robert X. Megowen
Mayor Pro Tem
Served since 2002
Current Term Expires 11/2022
Joan Suits
joan.suits@cityofhoughton.com
Served since 2020
Current Term Expires 11/2024
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 11/2022
Brian Irizarry
brian.irizarry@cityofhoughton.com
Served since 2020
Current Term Expires 11/2024
Rules of Procedure
Council meetings are open to the public and are run according to Robert’s Rules of Order. 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. Any petitions or communications sent to the Council prior to the meeting is read at the meeting.
