The Plan '23-'26

We felt it important to create a strategic plan to dictate the direction that we go in over the next few years. For this process, we started with a community survey to gather your input. The survey showed that Marquette residents/ visitors wanted us to focus heavily on beautification, housing, and business retention.

We recognize that there’s many projects to do, and many build on the success of another. Please consider the document below to be our starting point and not an all-encompassing list. If something that is important to you isn’t on this list, we’d love to hear your suggestion. We hope we will see you volunteering your time, with the rest of our Chamber crew, to help us build something really cool, that we can all be proud of.

The Strategic Plan

Focus Areas

Housing

There is a significant need for housing. The current availability does not come close to meeting the demand. As beautification was the number one community request and business recruitment another priority for the Chamber to tackle, housing will be a key component to our success in those areas.

Business/ Workforce

In the '22 survey, community members reported the desire for more support of existing businesses/ recruitment for more businesses. This phase hopes to aid our ‘cornerstone’ businesses, both existing and soon-to-be, that will attract new businesses, talent, and tourism to town.

Beautification

In the ‘22 Community Survey, beautification of spaces was a top item on the list for the Chamber. This group looks to spread community pride and improve overall appearance through volunteer-led projects.

Youth & Misc.

This group catches all of the additional projects deemed important for the experience of both visitors/ residents in the community. Plus a special emphasis on helping youth feel empowered and engaged within their community. Themes are heavily related to the marketing of our community/ making our history more accessible.