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County Needs More Room
Reservations For Bonding

David Czurak

Published: May 19, 2008

The opening of the JW Marriott Grand Rapids (pictured) is expected to have a positive impact on lodging excise tax receipts.
GRAND RAPIDS — There isn't another public entity that wants to see the occupancy rate at local hotels rise more than Kent County does. Since 2002, the rate has been stuck at around 55 percent after hovering in the mid-60s for many years.

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