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News

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Roundup: Legislative priorities, business retention, audit and census

Published on January 08, 2020

The Grand Rapids City Commission held its first meetings of 2020 on Tuesday and took action on legislative priorities, the Third Ward Equity Fund business retention incentive program and polling locations. It also heard presentations on the fiscal year 2019 audit and the City’s census efforts and held a public hearing on an amendment to the Parks and Recreation Strategic Master Plan.
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City Commission roundup: Water & sewer rates, parks millage & more

Published on December 18, 2019

The Grand Rapids City Commission held its last meetings of 2019 on Tuesday and took action on water and sewer rate adjustments, investment guidelines for the new parks millage and an amendment to the Parks and Recreation Strategic Master Plan and heard an update on the 2013 parks millage, among many other topics.

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Data out on community feedback on public safety, trust in GRPD

Published on December 17, 2019

The City of Grand Rapids today released data that show community sentiment on public safety and the trust residents have in their police department. The feedback is collected through a new digital polling tool that solicits input directly from residents through opt-in surveys on websites, social media applications and other digital platforms.

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Events

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World of Winter 2020

January 21, 2020

World of Winter is an ice festival celebrating Grand Rapids as a four season city with events throughout January and February!
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Winter Fun at Indian Trails

January 21, 2020

Get out and have some cold weather fun with snowshoeing, cross country skiing, and fat tire biking at Indian Trails!
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Public Safety Committee Meeting 1/21/2020

January 21, 2020

Interested in learning more about what's happening in our local government? Consider attending our monthly Public Safety Committee meetings. They are open to the public.
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Programs & Initiatives

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Don't Play Around Lead Campaign

Don't Play Around is a campaign to raise awareness about the hazards of lead exposure for children.

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Donate to Children

Donate to Our Community's Children. Help us create opportunities for Grand Rapids’ children.

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