Port Huron’s mayor is asking for the public’s patience when it comes to routine activities such as processing payments. Mayor Pauline Repp says with a limited staff working at city hall, it will take longer than normal to process water payments, but that doesn’t mean you’ll get a late payment penalty or a water shut off. If a payment is received prior to the due date, no penalty will be added to a resident’s bill. All water shutoffs in the city have been suspended due to the pandemic.
The city is putting about $15,000 worth of federal CARE Act funding towards launching a vegetable gardening program. “The packets will include ten different vegetables… and we will give them away with instructions on how to plant and take care of them,” said Repp. City residents interested in receiving a free bundle of seeds so they can start their own garden can email sprouts@porthuron.org. Include your name and address and the city will send the seeds to you in the mail.
Shifting focus to a different type of plant, Mayor Repp says the roll-out of a recreational marijuana ordinance may be put on hold at least for now. “We might have to postpone it for maybe a month,” Repp told WPHM. “It’s not like we’re not doing it,” she added, referencing the marijuana ordinance. Port Huron last year opted out of allowing marijuana stores for at least one year’s time, with council planning on revisiting the topic this year.
Port Huron City Council does plan to meet this coming Monday night at 7pm at the Municipal Office Center. Repp says social distancing will be used and council members will be wearing masks. The public is encouraged to view the meeting online rather than showing up in person to the city council chambers. Public comments can be sent to the City Clerk’s office prior to the meeting.
