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GR not expanding parking meter enforcement to weekends but other parking fees are increasing
“It’s never going to make people happy. No one wants to pay for parking.”. But Grand Rapids Mayor Rosalynn bliss says parking fees are part of city life. Included in the parking plan, city manager Mark Washington says the maximum special event fee will increase from 15 dollars to 25.
No injuries reported in early morning house fire in Wyoming
WYOMING, Mich. — No one was injured in an early morning house fire in Wyoming. The fire began around 4:15 a.m. Thursday at a home on Leestma Avenue SW near Chicago Drive, officials say. Everyone was able to make it out of the home safely and no injuries are being reported.
131 CLOSURE MOVED: All traffic is being exited at Hall St
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The closure of southbound US-131 has been moved so that all traffic exits at the Hall Street exit. The surprise move was pushed out by the Michigan Department of Transportation Tuesday afternoon. MDOT says traffic is begin routed onto Century Avenue, which runs adjacent and...
Neighborhood complaints prompt Grand Rapids police to crack down on overweight trucks
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Grand Rapids residents have long complained about semi-trucks and other large commercial vehicles speeding on city streets, cutting through neighborhoods, rumbling their homes and causing roads to deteriorate faster. Grand Rapids police enforce traffic violations like speeding, but when it comes to handing out tickets...
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