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Grand Rapids City Commissioners vote for reset on City Manager search
by (jproth1)
Submitted 02-08-2018 under NEWS
On Tuesday night, February 6, 2018 a core number of issues commanded a majority of the meeting for Grand Rapids City Commissioners, ranging from the retirement of City Clerk Darlene O’Neal, a unanimously approved pedestrian-vehicle ordinance,...
Immigrants' rights are workers' rights
by (Russell Olmsted)
Submitted 10-26-2017 under OPINION
Citizens packed the Grand Rapids City Commission meeting Tuesday night, October 24, 2017, to speak on two prominent issues affecting our city: The Rapid’s ongoing labor dispute with the ATU (Amalgamated Transit Union), and the need for the...
Join The Micah Center at City Hall to stand for dignity, protection for immigrants
by (The Micah Center)
Submitted 10-24-2017 under NONPROFITS
Will you act now to stand with the immigrant children of God in Grand Rapids? Click here to quickly, easily email the City Commission and join us today to show support at the City Commission. Some of our most vulnerable, immigrant...
City Commission passes resolutions regarding community, police relations
by (Russell Olmsted)
Submitted 07-27-2017 under NEWS
Summer can mean vacations and family time for many of us. This tends to have an effect on the turnout at the City Commission meetings. That was clearly the case Tuesday as citizen attendance was down compared to the last few months. However that...
Citizens' concerns remain over housing crisis, racial disparities at commission meeting
by (Russell Olmsted)
Submitted 06-08-2017 under NEWS
For 2017, the City of Grand Rapids planned three Commission meetings to be held out in the community rather than the usual commission chambers housed on the ninth floor of city hall. Tuesday marked the second of these neighborhood hosted meetings...
Outcry over police stop, housing funds packs City Commission
by (Elizabeth Roger...)
Submitted 04-12-2017 under NEWS
On Tuesday, April 11, 2017, the Grand Rapids City Commission meeting at 7 p.m. was packed to overflowing with people sitting in the aisles, standing in the corners and spilling out into the hallway. Concerns over cuts to housing funding and a recent...
Homes for All represents residents in gentrification crisis at GR City Commission Meeting
by (arcarpenter)
Submitted 02-22-2017 under NEWS
The Grand Rapids City Commission meeting room held extra chairs as well as news cameras Tuesday, February 21, 2017. The special set-up was to accommodate the attendance of Homes For All, a collective of city residents there to speak to the...
Community advocate faces Grand Rapids' housing crisis, gentrification
by (arcarpenter)
Submitted 02-21-2017 under PLACE-MATTERS
It’s a Tuesday night at City Hall, and LaDonna Norman approaches the microphone to address the meeting of the Grand Rapids City Commission. For the past year or more, Norman has spoken during the public comment period at the end of nearly...
GRPD rifle purchase splits Commissioners, residents
by (nathanslauer)
Submitted 12-17-2015 under NEWS
The Grand Rapids City Commission voted in favor of a plan to allow the Grand Rapids Police Department (GRPD) to acquire new rifles on December 15, in a split vote of 5-2. The decision received a mixed response, with attendees split over the role of...
Two 3rd Ward community leaders race for City Commission seat
by (alexandersinn)
Submitted 10-29-2015 under NEWS
As Grand Rapids 3rd Ward Commissioner Elias Lumpkins reaches his term limit, two new candidates are on the Nov. 3 ballot to replace him. Each hopes to emphasize community safety and economic opportunity for one of the city’s most diverse...