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Kent County reports Grand River flood damage rises to $10.6M
Kent County has reported that $2.6 million in damage has been done to public properties located outside of the city of Grand Rapids from the flooding of the Grand River.
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Kent County opens up bidding on riverfront property
Kent County is now accepting offers for some prime riverfront property it owns — along Monroe Avenue NW between Michigan and Trowbridge streets.
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County general fund has good fiscal first quarter
Revenue from hotel-motel tax continues to rise.
Revenues were up and expenditures were down in the first quarter for Kent County’s general fund.
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Grand River flood leaves Kent County in 'state of disaster'
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has declared Kent County as being in a “state of disaster,” following the severe flooding of the Grand River last month.
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Kent’s fiscal balance in stark contrast to Washington tomfoolery
In the midst of the Great Flood of 2013, Kent County leaders were notified of the success of the annual trek to New York City for meetings with ratings agencies Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s. Both agencies rated Kent County with Triple-A credit ratings, the highest possible.
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Kent County assesses flood damage for Gov. Snyder
When Kent County commissioners extended the county’s state-of-emergency status Thursday, they took that action to give county officials more time to assess the flood damage from the Grand River overflow.
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Kent County extends state-of-emergency status
Kent County commissioners extended the state-of-emergency status for the entire county for another 30 days on Thursday. Unless otherwise notified, emergency conditions, due to the flooding of the Grand River, will exist through May 24.
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Kent County public properties weather flood
Damage from the Grand River flooding to publicly owned properties appears to be minimal at this point in time, according to the Kent County Sheriff’s Department.
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The worst real estate scenario may be over
What a difference a year can make.
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County to issue RFP for riverfront properties
Subcommittee will supervise bid process for downtown parcels.
Kent County will solicit bids soon for prime riverfront properties it owns, but the city of Grand Rapids will not include one of its nearby parcels in the request for proposal.
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