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Entrepreneur Dee Jones urges Kent County to adopt 3D-printed construction curriculum and praises federal 'Clarity Act' markup
Summary
During public comment, Dee Jones urged Kent County commissioners to pursue 3D-printed construction curricula for area schools, said she shared materials with GRPS and local officials, praised the federal Clarity Act crypto markup, and mentioned JLL's recommendation on the Stockton school bid.
Dee Jones, who identified herself as "a passionate entrepreneur and visionary," used the public-comment period to urge county leaders to advance 3D-printed construction education and to highlight federal-level developments in financial regulation.
"I'm Dee Jones, a passionate entrepreneur and visionary," she said. Jones told the committee she has been in contact with a 3D-printed construction company in Ohio that offers curricula enabling high school students to earn graduation credits for learning 3D printing construction. She said she passed the information to Grand Rapids Public Schools (GRPS) and to Ron Gorman and indicated she plans to send the materials to commissioners individually.
Jones linked the local education and construction idea to broader economic policy, noting that the U.S. Senate Banking Committee was marking up the "Clarity Act," a federal digital finance and cryptocurrency regulatory bill, and that she would follow that session later. She also praised JLL for recommending the county's bid on the Stockton school and said she supports efforts to expand affordable housing.
Her comments were delivered during the public-comment portion of the special finance and infrastructure committee meeting; no formal committee action resulted directly from the comment period.
