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Grand Rapids’ Blandford Nature Center asks House panel for $500,000 to build year‑round classroom
Summary
Blandford Nature Center representatives told the House Appropriations Subcommittee the center lacks a safe year‑round classroom and asked for a $500,000 LDSI appropriation for construction of an accessible classroom, kitchen and restrooms to sustain farm‑based education across 11 counties.
Blandford Nature Center asked the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor and Economic Opportunity for $500,000 to build a year‑round, accessible classroom at its Grand Rapids farm to support educational programming.
The request, introduced by Rep. Betsy Glanville, was described as “in limbo” because the project was affected by a pending court case tied to prior work‑project funding cuts. Glanville said the funding would help guarantee the project moves forward and highlighted Blandford’s growth from an original…
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