Pictured is the Michigan Veteran Homes D.J. Jacobetti in Marquette. Once the site is vacant, it may become the location for a future housing project. (Journal file photo)

MARQUETTE — At Monday night’s meeting of the Marquette City Commission, a motion was passed to direct the city manager to pursue residential uses for the site where the Michigan Veteran Homes D.J. Jacobetti currently stands.

The Jacobetti home on Fisher Street will be permanently closed at the end of 2027 and all of its operations will be moved to a new facility being built in Marquette Township. A city commission work session was held on May 11 to review potential uses of the site going forward.

Now it’s looking like it might be the site of a future housing project.

At Monday’s commission meeting, Mayor Pro Tem Jeremy Ottaway referred to the site as “potentially the best opportunity the city of Marquette may have to really expand upon its housing stock,” and said that “it’s imperative that we do everything we can to obtain that piece of property to move us in that direction.”

Mayor Paul Schloegel made a more measured statement, saying that the Jacobetti home would be a “great opportunity for the city of Marquette to expand housing possibilities, but at the same time it’s a good chunk of land over there and I hope that any good and reasonable proposal will be considered.”

Nothing is set in stone yet, and no proposal is yet being considered. The city is, at this time, merely exploring its options.

Annie Lippert can be reached at 906-228-2500, ext. 550. Her email address is alippert@miningjournal.net.