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Job Opening: Athletic Field Groundskeeper
The City of St. Joseph is currently accepting applications for the position of Athletic Field Groundskeeper in the Public Works Department.
Read more ...March 2021 Board of Review Meetings
Due to COVID-19 and pursuant to PA 254 pf 2020 and MDHHS epidemic orders, the City of St. Joseph March Board of Review will be held remotely by electronic conferencing technology; there is no physical meeting location. Residents and non-residents may also appeal by mail, email or fax. Appeals by mail, email (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) or fax (269-985-0347) must be received on or before March 9, 2021.
Read more ...Job Opening: Water Filtration Plant Operator
The City of St. Joseph is currently accepting applications for the position of Water Filtration Plant Operator.
Read more ...Job Opening: Seasonal Laborer
The City of St. Joseph is currently accepting applications for the position of Seasonal Laborer in the Public Works Department.
Read more ...Lead and Copper Water Testing
Advertisement for Bids: Lakeview Avenue Sanitary Sewer Replacement
Sealed bids will be received until 3:00 pm local time March 16, 2021 by the City of St. Joseph at the City Clerk's Office, 700 Broad Street, St. Joseph, Michigan 49085.
Read more ...Job Opening: Director of Public Works
The City of St. Joseph is seeking qualified applicants for the position for Director of the Department of Public Works.
Read more ...City of St. Joseph Parks and Recreation Master Plan 2021-2025
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Tour of St. Joseph, Michigan
Your tour will start at Lake Bluff Park, near the Whitcomb Hotel. As you scan the area below the bluff you notice the Margaret B. Upton Arboretum with its many sculptures and park benches, the St. Joseph River, the St. Joseph Lighthouse and magnificent Lake Michigan. It is these vital waterways that have helped shape the destiny of the region.
St. Joseph's history began almost 100 years before the American Revolution when the mouth of the St. Joseph River was discovered and documented in 1669. Ten years later, the explorer LaSalle and his 14 men cleared a piece of land and started the construction of Fort Miami on the bluff around the St. Joseph River. LaSalle's stay was not long however, and the area was mostly populated by Native Americans, trappers and soldiers until 1785 when William Burnett established a trading post and became the first permanent settler.
The Carey Mission Treaty of 1828 opened the area to commerce and St. Joseph began to grow. In 1829, the area's first full-time resident, New Yorker Calvin Britain, made the long trek to southwest Michigan. As the port of St. Joseph prospered, it became the principal transportation artery for the entire region. The settlement grew into a village originally called Newberryport in honor of a prominent businessman.
Today, St. Joseph is nestled on the southern tip of what has been termed "The Riviera of the Midwest." This deepwater port town is a growing resort community - part of a "small town" chain stretching from the state line in a spectacular arc along Lake Michigan. Grain, wool, maple sugar, furs, and lumber, tools, hardware and furniture are shipped in and out of the river's mouth. The St. Joseph Lighthouse stands in the midst of activity as boaters, fishermen and water-skiers take advantage of Lake Michigan.
In 1860, wooden sidewalks were built. Since then, downtown St. Joseph, while still maintaining some of its older storefronts, has changed tenfold. Located just 90 miles from downtown Chicago, St. Joseph is a community of 8,800 people situated within the larger Benton Harbor/St. Joseph MSA of 162,000 people. The City of St. Joseph has continually operated at full economic capacity, with citywide unemployment rates typically hovering around 2%.

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