Marine City Commission takes care of business – March 19th

By Barb Pert Templeton

The March 19 meeting of the Marine City Commission was just under 30 minutes in length and had a relatively short agenda. Commissioners Trish May and Sean O’Brien were absent.

Here are some highlights:

Plenty of business applications

Five license applications for businesses in the city were approved by the commission as part of the meting’s consent agenda. The businesses were as follows:

· A Business License Application for Stuff and Things LLC DBA Riverside Gypsy listed the owner’s name as Rece Wheeler Jr. The address shown was 430 S. Water Street along with the hours of 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through Sunday. The application further stated they opened on March 1, 2026 and will have one full-time and one part-time employee.

· A Business License Application for the Mad Hatter Treat Co/Mad Hatter Coffee at 430 S. Water Street. The owner was listed as Ryan Toth and the business serves fresh roasted coffee and freeze-dried candy. The business hours were listed as being from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

· A Business License Application for Anita’s Place – Anita’s Riverfront Grille LLC under owner Simon Dudvekaj. The restaurant is located at 341 S. Water Street, is open from 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. daily and employees 30 full-time and eight part-time workers.

· A Business License Application for Orange Spike LLC with the owner listed as Sheraz Jehangir. The business, that includes a car wash and oil changes, was listed as being located at 1000 Shortcut Road. Hours of operation were listed as Monday thru Friday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

· A Business License Application for Hungry Howie’s – Pizzeria with the owner/president listed as Thomas D. Capoferi Jr. and the business location was listed as 439 S. Parker Street. The store employees six full-time and four part-time employees and its hours are Sunday -Thursday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. to midnight

An initial business license fee in Marine City is $200 and renewals are $75.

Shred day coming up

Deputy Clerk Carol Brown told officials that Shred Day in the city is set for Saturday, April 18 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the city offices. The city offices are located at 260 South Parker Street. More information will soon be available on the city website and social media page.

May appointed to Election Commission

A note in the commission meeting packet stated that one commissioner must be appointed to serve on the Election Commission in the city. Since Commissioner Sean O’Brien is up for reelection this year officials needed to appoint a new commissioner to serve on the board.

Mayor Pro Tem Lisa Hendrick nominated Commissioner Trish May, who was absent from the recent commission meeting, to fill the spot on the Election Commission and the commission voted in favor of the appointment.

Condolences to the Danneels family

During commissioner privilege at the end of the commission meeting Mayor Pro Tem Lisa Hendrick said she wanted to offer her condolences to the family of late city resident Denny Danneels.

“Denny was such a fixture in this community, hardest working guy I’ve ever seen around here,” Hendrick said. “I know it’s impacted a lot of people and it was a shock to everybody, he was a great guy and hopefully we can do something about that, we’ve had people asking so it’s going to be looked into.”

Mayor Jennifer Vandenbossche also offered her condolences to the Danneels family for Denny’s passing.

“Denny did a lot for the community and he did a lot for the Veteran’s Memorial Park, he will truly be missed,” Vandenbossche said.

An obituary for Danneels at the online page for Grace Memorial – Bower-Rose Funeral Home stated that he passed away peacefully at his home on March 16 at the age of 77. It also noted that he was survived by five children, eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren and honorably served his country in the United States Army during the Vietnam War.