Ferry passenger service to Mackinac Island began Tuesday, March 26, with an early-morning trip from St. Ignace by Arnold Transit Company’s MV Huron. The boat made two trips, the first leaving St. Ignace at 7:30 a.m. and returning after it was unloaded, and the second trip scheduled to depart St. Ignace at 4 p.m. and returning from the Island about […]
DDA Drafts Mission Statement For 20-year Downtown Plan
Swings at the park, a park for dogs, and crosswalk signs with stop and walk signals may one day be new features in downtown St. Ignace, as they will be outlined in a 20-year plan the city is drafting to guide future of downtown improvements. Part of the plan will be to spell out the role of the Downtown Development […]
DNR to Seek Ideas for Father Marquette National Memorial
Public meetings are planned by the Department of Natural Resources to gather suggestions for redeveloping the Father Marquette National Memorial near St. Ignace, which has been a goal in the community since the museum burned down in 2000. Now, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is taking another look at the site to design improvements. People will have a chance […]
March City Council Pay Reported
St. Ignace City Council members received $1,070 in compensation for the month of March. The mayor receives $70 to attend council meetings and $60 to attend committee meetings or represent the city at events. Councilmen receive $60 to attend council meetings and $50 to attend committee meetings. They were paid the following amounts: Mayor Paul Grondon, $320: Council, March 4, […]
Chippewa, Mackinac Announce Millage Requests for May Election
Millage requests in Chippewa and Mackinac counties, including the Eastern Upper Peninsula Intermediate School District (ISD), a number of schools, and Portage Township, will be on the Tuesday, May 7 ballot. The deadline to file proposals was February 12. The ISD will ask voters for a millage increase of 0.2273 mill for two years, 2013 and 2014. The increase will […]
Planning Commission Elects Chair
The City of St. Ignace Planning Commission reelected Kayla Nixon as the chair and Steve DuFresne as the secretary during its meeting Wednesday, March 20. Their terms are for one year. The planning commission is required to meet four times a year, and this meeting was its first in 2013. The next meeting will be Wednesday, April 17, at 7 […]