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Kent County reports Grand River flood damage rises to $10.6M

May 17, 2013
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. Read More

Kent County opens up bidding on riverfront property

May 16, 2013
Kent County is now accepting offers for some prime riverfront property it owns — along Monroe Avenue NW between Michigan and Trowbridge streets. Read More

County general fund has good fiscal first quarter

Revenue from hotel-motel tax continues to rise.

May 10, 2013
Revenues were up and expenditures were down in the first quarter for Kent County’s general fund. Read More

Grand River flood leaves Kent County in 'state of disaster'

May 9, 2013
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. Read More

Kent’s fiscal balance in stark contrast to Washington tomfoolery

May 3, 2013
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. Read More

Kent County assesses flood damage for Gov. Snyder

April 26, 2013
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. Read More

Kent County extends state-of-emergency status

April 25, 2013
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. Read More

Kent County public properties weather flood

April 23, 2013
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. Read More

The worst real estate scenario may be over

April 19, 2013
What a difference a year can make. Read More

County to issue RFP for riverfront properties

Subcommittee will supervise bid process for downtown parcels.

April 19, 2013
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. Read More