City Council approves
street closures for multiple
downtown events
BY SETH BERRY
Staff Writer
At its July 19 meeting at
the Council Chamber of
Town Hall, the Marshall City
Council approved street clo-
sures for two events that will
take place downtown on
Aug. 28. The meeting was
the first at Town Hall since
the COVID-19 pandemic
began.
The events include the
Downtown Retailers Bazaar
and the Copper Athletic
Club’s three-year open house
celebration. The Oaklawn
Hospitality Classic will also
take place on the same day,
which was approved by
council on April 19.
Oaklawn Hospital’s annu-
al race will cause the closure
of the big block of Michigan
Avenue and several other
streets between 9 -11:20 a.m.
The race, usually run in mid-
May was cancelled in 2020
and was moved to August for
this year.
On May 3, council
approved the road closure of
Michigan Avenue for the
Downtown Retailers Bazaar
for June 26 and July 31. The
group proposed two other
dates (May 29 and Aug. 28);
The May 29 date was with-
drawn completely while
Aug. 28 was withdrawn for
further consideration. The
event is planned, run and
promoted by the retailer’s
group with MAEDA’s assis-
tance. The retailer’s group
again proposed to council the
Aug. 28 date after previous
withdrawal for its event,
which will run from 11 a.m.
to 4 p.m.
The Copper Athletic
Club’s three-year anniversa-
ry celebration will run from
noon to 10 p.m. on Aug. 28
after approval from council.
In addition to food and drink
specials, there will be space
for a large outdoor event out-
side of the establishment that
will include several activities
for community members to
get involved in.
“Our plan would be from
2-3 p.m. to do our second
annual coney dog eating con-
test,” said Amanda
Herschock from Copper
Athletic Club. “From 4 to 6,
we have Darren McCarty,
former Red Wings NHL
player, to come sign auto-
graphs for a couple of hours,
then from 7 to 10 we have a
couple of different bands
outside right in front of the
Copper.”
When discussing the
events, council member
Jacob Gates said he did hear
from a downtown merchantthat expressed concern to
him about potential parking
issues, but Gates said he is
hopeful that multiple events
going on downtown will be
beneficial to citizens in the
community and anyone else
who comes out to enjoy the
day.
At the end of the discus-
sion, council voted unani-
mously to approve the two
events and the required street
closures and waive theadministrative costs for the
events. Council stressed that
a certificate of liability insur-
ance will be required to be
submitted by each group
hosting an event.
Other items brought
before council during the
July 19 meeting and
approved were:- Minutes from the Regular
meeting held on Monday,
June 21. - City bills in the amount
of $2,265,534.57.- Traffic Control Orders
110 thru 114 as recommend-
ed by the City Traffic
Engineer. - The resolution to approve
the acceptance of the Federal
funding from the American
Rescue Plan Act. - The reappointment of
Dave Fhaner, Patti Hoch-
Melluish, and Brian Huggett
to the Brooks Nature Area
Advisory Board with terms
expiring August 15, 2021.
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City of Marshall addresses
citizen complaints
The city of Marshall is
getting a lot of complaints
about these issues and would
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Your attention to these mat-
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The city has received com-
plaints on a variety of ordi-
nance violations across the
city. While the city is and
will continue to work on
enforcement actions, please
help by addressing these
issues before they become
problems. Here are a few of
the top issues that have led to
complaints:- Weed and Grass growth
over 8” tall. Properties need
to be maintained to this stan-
dard. There are exceptions
for wooded lots and actively
managed landscapes.- Garbage containers
being left by the curb at all
times. City ordinances
require containers to be put
out no more than 24 hours
prior to collection and require
them to be removed 12 hours
after collection. - Unlicensed vehicles in
yards. - Front yard parking.
Parking on unimproved sur-
faces in front yards is prohib-
ited. - Blighted properties-
Properties must be main-
tained in good condition
(surfaces painted or some
other siding). Roof and
drainage systems maintained
(no weeds growing from gut-
ters).- Accumulation of items
outside of a structure. - Items are continuing to
be left between the curb and
sidewalk. The city provides
a large clean up once per year
and that has passed. Unless
you have called in for a
weekly bulk pick-up, items
should not be left out.
City staff are surveying
properties and have started
sending out violation letters.
Please help your neighbor-
hood by doing your part to
avoid these issues.Thank you
in advance for your assis-
tance.
The Marshal City Council met in the Council Chamber July 19 for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
(Photo by Seth Berry)