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Notice of Council Vacancy
NOTICE OF CITY COUNCIL VACANCY HOUGHTON CITY COUNCIL The Houghton City Council is accepting applications to fill a vacancy on the council for the remaining
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Zoom Link, Council Meeting, 3/11/2026, 5:30 PM
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Public Hearing, Rezoning, 212 & 214 East Street
                                                  CITY OF HOUGHTON PLANNING COMMISSION REQUEST FOR AN AMENDMENT TO ZONING ORDINANCE The City of Houghton Planning Commission will hold a meeting/public hearing at
Houghton/Hancock Cities Transportation Needs Study and Service Plan
Houghton-Hancock Consolidation Final Report
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
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Served since 1990
Current Term Expires 11/2026
Robert X. Megowen
Mayor
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