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Community Updates: Friday, September 29
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 09-29-2023 under NEWS
Kent County Board of Commissioners holds meeting on Thursday On Thursday, the Kent County Board of Commissioners held a meeting at the Kent County Administration Building in Grand Rapids. The meeting was scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. After roll...
Community Updates: Friday, September 1
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 09-01-2023 under NEWS
State of Emergency for Kent County declared by Kent County Board of Commissioners, Office of the Governor On the evening of August 24, parts of Michigan's lower peninsula experienced severe storms. Around 8:00 p.m., tornado sirens began going off...
Community Updates: Friday, August 25
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 08-25-2023 under NEWS
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grants Kent County, City of Grand Rapids funding for lead programs On Aug. 17, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that it would be dispersing...
Community Updates: Friday, January 6
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 01-06-2023 under NEWS
New and Incumbent Kent County Commissioners Take Oaths of Office on Tuesday Kent County has announced that, at its meeting on January 3, twenty-one County Commissioners (eight new members and thirteen incumbents) officially took their...
Public kept from room at Kent County Board of Commissioners meeting
by (Elizabeth Roger...)
Submitted 09-27-2018 under NEWS
The Kent County Board of Commissioners held its monthly meeting today, Thursday, September 27, 2018 without anyone from the public in the room. Residents who came for public comment were instructed to sit in a room next door and watch the meeting on...
County budget balanced with boost from rising property values
by (alexandersinn)
Submitted 12-03-2015 under NEWS
Property value is returning to pre-housing crisis levels in Kent County, which allowed the Kent County Board of Commissioners to balance the 2016 budget and maintain the county’s current level of service. The budget of $382.6 million passed...