We Will Rise This is our home. No challenge is too big for us. We don’t – we won’t – back down. We will recover from this disruption. Need proof? Check out this video produced by Sirena Johnson of our Office of Communications. #WeWillRise
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Roundup: Election update, clean air ordinance, public safety & more The City Commission held its bimonthly meetings Tuesday and approved updates to the COVID-19 Recovery special event through May 31, 2020. It also discussed three new social districts, renewable energy, violent crime prevention, outdoor recreational wood fires on select college and university campuses, an extension of services to Uptown, and more.
GR Police Department hosts gun buyback event following first success Following the success of its inaugural gun buyback event, the Grand Rapids Police Department (GRPD) will host its second gun buyback event on Saturday, Nov. 7. The GRPD kicked off its gun buyback program last Saturday, garnering 107 weapons – 35 long-guns and 72 handguns.
EPA grants $5.1 million to Grand Rapids to replace lead service lines The United States Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday that the City has been selected as one of the three nationwide recipients of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for its Nation Act grant. The $5.1 million grant will help fund the replacement of lead service lines in the City’s Neighborhoods of Focus and support public engagement on the risks of lead in drinking water.