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David LaGrand elected Grand Rapids mayor as Kent County voter turnout hits decade low

by (AlaynnaDressler)

Submitted 11-06-2024 under NEWS

Polls closed at 8 p.m. Tuesday, concluding Michigan’s Nov. 5 general election with David LaGrand elected as the next mayor of Grand Rapids. The election also brought new members to the City Commission representing both the First and Third...

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City Connection: Third Ward Commissioner Kelsey Perdue to join Rapidian program manager in the GRTV studio

by (GRTV)

Submitted 10-30-2024 under NONPROFITS

On Monday, Nov. 4, Third Ward Commissioner Kelsey Perdue will be in the GRTV studio for the November 2024 edition of City Connection. The Rapidian's program manager, Allison Donahue, will be hosting the show.  Members of...

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City Connection: John Gorney, director of public works, to join Rapidian program manager in the GRTV studio

by (GRTV)

Submitted 07-15-2024 under NONPROFITS

On Monday, Aug. 5, Third Ward Commissioner Kelsey Perdue and John Gorney, director of public works, will be in the GRTV studio for the August 2024 edition of City Connection. The Rapidian's program manager, Allison Donahue, will...

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Meet the candidates: 2024 Grand Rapids Third Ward commissioner election

by (theoscheer)

Submitted 07-12-2024 under NEWS

Six candidates are running for a seat representing the Third Ward on the Grand Rapids City Commission. The seat is currently held by Third Ward Commissioner Bing Goei, who is running for reelection. Goei was appointed to the position in March to...

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Grand Rapids City Commission selects Bing Goei as Third Ward Commissioner

by (AlaynnaDressler)

Submitted 03-19-2024 under NEWS

The Grand Rapids City Commission selected Bing Goei, the founder of the Goei Center and CEO of Eastern Floral, Tuesday to fill the vacant Third Ward seat on the City Commission. Goei, who will be the first Asian-American to serve on the...

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3 finalists vying for vacant Third Ward seat advance through second-round interviews

by (AlaynnaDressler)

Submitted 03-06-2024 under NEWS

At the March 5 Committee of the Whole meeting, the Grand Rapids City Commission conducted a second round of interviews with the three finalists running to fill the vacant Third Ward seat. Marshall Kilgore, the director of engagement for the West...

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Grand Rapids Committee on Appointments advances 3 finalists to fill vacant Third Ward seat

by (AlaynnaDressler)

Submitted 02-21-2024 under NEWS

An audio version of this story is available here. Nearly two months after former Third Ward Commissioner Nathaniel Moody formally resigned from the Grand Rapids City Commission, the Grand Rapids Committee on Appointments has recommended three...

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Community Updates: Friday, July 28

by (The Rapidian)

Submitted 07-28-2023 under NEWS

City of Grand Rapids Seeks Proposals for Third Set of PBGR Community Improvement Projects On Thursday, July 27, the City of Grand Rapids sent out a press release to announce that it has put out a request for proposals (RFPs) for the third set of...

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Community Updates: Friday, June 16

by (The Rapidian)

Submitted 06-16-2023 under NEWS

Grand Rapids City Commission Hosts "Commission Night Out" Meeting in GR's Third Ward On Tuesday, the Grand Rapids City Commission was at the Gerald R. Ford Academic Center (in the Third Ward) for the second Commission Night Out meeting of the...

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City Connection: Kelsey Perdue, Third Ward Commissioner, to Join Phil Tower in the GRTV Studio

by (GRTV)

Submitted 05-01-2023 under NONPROFITS

On Monday, May 1, Commissioner Kelsey Perdue (of GR's Third Ward) will be in the GRTV studio for the May episode of City Connection. Phil Tower, Station Director of WYCE, will be standing in for Starla McDermott as host of...

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