Agendas & Minutes & Agenda Packets
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Public Participation Plan
Public Hearing Notices
Public Hearings Proposed Ordinances 2023-335 and 2023-336
THE HOUGHTON CITY COUNCIL WILL HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS AT 5:30 p.m. ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 2023, IN THE CITY CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 616 SHELDEN AVENUE,
Special Joint Meeting May 31, 2023 at 5:30 pm
A special joint meeting of the Houghton City Council, Planning Commission, and Downtown Development Authority will be held on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, at 5:30
Public Hearings – 2023-24 Operating Budget & Capital Improvement Plan
The Houghton City Council will hold Public Hearings on Wednesday, June 14, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, City Center, 616 Shelden
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,
City Residents Yard Debris and Spring Clean-Up
NATURAL YARD DEBRIS & SPRING CLEAN-UP YARD DEBRIS: The City of Houghton allows residents of the city to drop off their yard debris (leaves, small
College Avenue Reconstruction Project Remaining Work
MDOT will begin the final work on this project on May 1, 2023. The remaining work is around Franklin Square and Montezuma Avenue from Franklin
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.