By Barb Pert Templeton
The Marine City Commission held it’s regular bi-monthly meeting on May 15 and although the agenda was full, including a public hearing on the city’s upcoming budget, the meeting was adjourned after about 42-minutes. All members of the commission were present for the meeting.
Here are a few highlights:
Memorial Day event approved
Marine City resident Jesse White will once again be organizing the annual Memorial Day Parade on May 26 at 10 a.m. The parade will begin at Water and Broadway streets and then go down to Main Street to St. Clair and back to Water Street to the monument at Veterans Park at 229 S. Water Street. A brief ceremony at the monument will be held at 11 a.m. White is a veteran and usually speaks at the ceremony along with the mayor and chaplains from both the police and fire departments. Members of the fire department will honor their fallen by laying a wreath in the river. Members of the Lions Club and city personnel will be serving hot dogs after the ceremony. National Public Works Week Proclamation
The map for the annual Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 26, with a parade at 10 a.m. and a brief ceremony at Veterans Park at 11 a.m., was part of the packet for the city commission meeting on May 15.
Mayor Jennifer Vandenbossche read a National Public Works Week Proclamation into the meeting’s record. The special week, recognized from May 18 to 24, 2025, recognizes what people in the profession do within a municipality and how they should be appreciated. Public worker professionals focus on infrastructure, facilities, and services that are of vital importance to sustainable and resilient communities and to public health, high quality of life, and well-being of the people of Marine City. The infrastructure, facilities, and services could not be provided without the dedicated efforts of public works professionals, who are engineers, managers, and employees at all levels of government and the private sector, who are responsible for rebuilding, improving, and protecting our nation’s transportation, water supply, water treatment and solid waste systems, public buildings, and other structures and facilities essential for our citizens. The year 2025 marks the 65th annual National Public Works Week sponsored by the American Public Works Association.
Peace Officer Memorial Day
A proclamation declaring May 15 as Peace Officer Memorial Day in Marine City (and across the nation) was formally read into the meeting record by Mayor Jennifer Vandenbossche. The proclamation noted the peace officers unwavering commitment to public safety as they risk their lives everyday to protect the lives, rights and property of others. Peace Officer Memorial Day is observed annually on May 15 and honors the memory of those officers who have fallen while serving their communities, and reminds us of the cost of preserving peace and order. Let us honor their legacy and continue to support those who stand watch over our community each
day. Marine City Police Chief James Heaslip was presented with the proclamation.
Video error prompts short meeting record
An error by the operator of the video equipment from CTV Community Television meant just two minutes of the regular bi-monthly city commission meeting on May 15, 2025 was recorded. The meeting lasted around 42-minutes and the video captured just the last several minutes of the gathering.
MDOT Category B Program Funding Request
City Manager Michael Reaves spoke on the MDOT Category B Program to repave city streets with a 50% match from the city. Reaves said the grant program is for $250,000 so the city’s portion would be $125,000. The commission then approved Resolution 011-2025 a resolution to Establish a Request for Funding, Designate an Agent, Attest to the Existence of Funds, and commit to Implementing a Maintenance Program under the MDOT Category B Program.
