Submitted by whitemice on Thu, 11/07/2024 - 00:25
It is over
Kent county had the lowest voter turn-out since 2012, with 69% of registered voters casting ballots. Election turn-out in 2020 was 73% (72.58%), which was the highest since 2004.
County Turnout
2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 |
74.07% | 72.37% | 68.05% | 69.12% | 72.58% | 68.8% | |
Turn-out in the city of Grand Rapids was 61.48%. Voter turnout in the city rose steadily until ~1:00pm and then rapidly declined, with extremely low rates of voting from 2:00pm until poll close.
The Winners
- 1st Ward : AliciaMarie Belchak w/54.95% (12,548) vs. Dean Pacific w/43.12% (9,846) : total of 22,394 votes
- 2nd Ward: Milinda Ysasi w/97.32% (22,038)
- 3rd Ward: Marshall Kilgore w/57.77% (14,479) vs. Bing Goei w/40.04% (10,034) : total of 24,513 votes
- Mayor: David LaGrand w/62.54% (50,490) vs. Senita Lenear w/36.17% (29,201) : total of 79,691 votes, 10,476 more votes than were cast, in total, for City Commissioner seats.
Submitted by whitemice on Tue, 10/29/2024 - 19:01
The ZORI is the Zillow Observed Rent Index from, you guessed it, Zillow, Zillow provides a variety of data at their Data page. We periodically check in on the ZORI to see what it says about rents in Grand Rapids.
Submitted by whitemice on Tue, 10/29/2024 - 06:30
There is currently two road reconstruction projects underway, one designed and one in design. These projects address Wealthy St, through East Town, from Richard Terrace Ave east to the city limits. Public engagement for the section from Ethel Ave to the city limit (east) was conducted in 2022. The second phase from Ethel Ave west to Richard Terrace Ave, a length of about two blocks, is currently in the design phase and public engagement is open. A future third phase will address Wealty St from Lake Drive to Woodmere.
Submitted by whitemice on Sun, 10/06/2024 - 14:47
There is a lot, very quietly, happening in the transportation space. On the surface not much is changing, other than related to ride-hailing / car-sharing, which I will cover first. Meanwhile, down below in the civic forges the bellows are pumping; we are either shaping the beginnings of a different future, or at least witnessing the death gasps of the status-quo. If voters choose wisely next month the stage is set for change; but we’ve been here before, don’t count those chickens just yet.
Submitted by whitemice on Fri, 10/04/2024 - 05:38
The municipal agenda for the Planning Commission meeting on 2024-10-10 is 👉here👈
1300 Front Avenue NW
Submitted by whitemice on Thu, 10/03/2024 - 13:50
This is a list of local breweries and their accessibility via transit. A brewery is considered on a route if it is within 0.25 miles of a stop. Route 90 is the Silverline and route 45 is the LakerLine
UPDATE 2024-10-03: Hours of operation have been updated, and the Sunday operating hours added.
Submitted by whitemice on Thu, 09/19/2024 - 16:39
The municipal agenda for the Planning Commission meeting on 2024-09-26 is 👉here👈
Amphitheater

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