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First Ward finalists pitch housing, public safety and civic engagement in Grand Rapids interviews
Summary
Three finalists for the First Ward vacancy emphasized affordable housing, public safety and resident outreach in public interviews; candidates diverged on whether an interim appointee should concentrate on immediate operational needs or defer to voters' upcoming primary.
Three finalists for the First Ward vacancy told the Grand Rapids City Commission that housing affordability, public safety and resident outreach would be their priorities if appointed to the interim seat.
Kurt Repart, a former city commissioner who said he has continued work in affordable housing, highlighted his role in securing project-based housing vouchers for local nonprofits. "Those vouchers are guaranteed for 20 years... those units will be permanently affordable," Repart said, describing the vouchers as giving nonprofit developers the…
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