By Barb Pert Templeton
The July 17 meeting of the Marine City Commission had officials meeting for an hour and 28 minutes and all commission members were present.
Here are some highlights:
Board appointments approved
Andrew Pakledinaz was appointed to a vacant seat on the Marine City Planning Commission. He was appointed to fill a partial term that will expire on June 30, 2026. In addition, Terry Filo was appointed to the Ordinance Review Committee to the citizen- at-large post.
New business licenses okayed
A business license application from Distinctive Eyewear Inc. for a location at 235 Broadway that will employe five full-time and two part-time employees, was approved by the commission. Under description of the business the application stated sales of optical goods and services. An application was also approved for CTS Financial Inc./Pegasus Therapy relocating to 240 S. Parker Street form an East China location. Under description of the business the application states financial advice and insurance/therapy.
Marine City Historical Society member Genevieve Prange appeared at the recent commission meeting to share a new pamphlet dubbed the Outdoor Maritime Museum Guide.
New Marine City outdoor guide
A new pamphlet, entitled Marine City’s Outdoor Maritime Museum Guide, is now available in the city. It was created by Chamber of Commerce Director Laura Merchant along with members of the Historical Society. Genevieve Prange, with the historical society, said the document lists all of the city parks and also shares information about the artifacts and mosaics in them. There’s also additional information on the back of the pamphlet about the museum. Copies of the pamphlets can be picked up at the museum or the chamber of commerce offices.
Special events set in the city
The M-29 Yard Sale Trail, sponsored by the Marine City Historical Society, will be on Aug. 9 & 10 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Heritage Park. For those who don’t have a home on M-29 they can setup at 300 Broadway. The spaces provided will be 10 x 10.
Marine City Commissioner Trish May shared some thoughts during the commissioner privilege portion of the July 17 commission meeting.
Bottled water at Fire Department
During the ongoing water project in Marine City Manager Michael Reaves said if a resident is without water and they need some to drink they can go to the city’s fire department and pick some up. The bottled water was provided by St. Clair County Emergency Management. Reaves
said if someone can’t get to the fire department to pick up water, they just need to contact the city offices and arraignments will be made to get the water to them. “God forbid having a bunch of people not having their morning coffee,” Reaves said. “I’d rather get them the water and have their coffee then deal with that.” City Attorney Robert Davis added that yes, no one wants a “community with no coffee.”
Commissioner Trish May asks for empathy
During commissioner privilege Commissioner Trish May spoke out about the city’s current major water project. She said she has a tremendous amount of empathy for the community but she hopes they show empathy to the those that are in the trenches completing the project. “All of these issues were inherited none of these issues were because of lack of anything that someone on this board did,” May said. She also thanked the city’s police and fire services because it’s challenging now to get to emergency situations, “If everybody can be patient, when we get thru this it’s really going to be at the level it should have been ten years ago,” May said.
