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Grand Rapids hears public comments on Uptown BID renewal, staff seeks 3% annual increase
Summary
City held a public hearing on a proposed 2026–2030 Uptown Business Improvement District plan that would add properties and raise the annual assessment by 3% to support ambassadors, maintenance and events; no commission vote was held at the hearing.
Verona Kamara, an economic development staffer for the City of Grand Rapids, opened a public hearing on a proposed renewal and update to the Uptown Business Improvement District plan, seeking public comment on a five‑year reauthorization and a requested 3% annual assessment increase for 2026–2030.
The proposed plan would expand the district to include additional parcels and keep funding for the district’s ambassador program, landscaping, wayfinding and event programming. “We started the BID renewal process…
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