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Posts tagged ‘Grand Action 2.0’

0August 12, 2024The Hotel Tax is not a done deal: Funding community needs over entertainment venues in Kent County

11July 27, 2024Follow the Money: The Destination Kent Committee raised nearly half a million dollars in their attempt to get voters to support the Hotel Tax Ballot Initiative

2July 7, 2024Lots of mailed propaganda for the August 6th Hotel Tax proposal that is being endorsed by the rich and powerful in Kent County

2June 19, 2024Destination Kent Committee hosts kickoff event to convince voters that the hotel tax should increase to pay for projects that benefit the super rich in Grand Rapids

4May 28, 2024The Grand Rapids City Commission votes unanimously to provide a $318 million subsidy for the unaffordable Grand Action 2.0 proposed apartment buildings

3May 23, 2024MLive’s Amphitheater coverage is a disgusting display of Neo-Liberal Journalism

7May 13, 2024We Don’t Want You: Why the housing projects attached to the Amphitheater and the Soccer Stadium will exclude working class and poor people from living in those apartments

0April 17, 2024The GR Chamber of Commerce posted a Forbes article on how to best brand Grand Rapids: Expand the wealth gap, criminalize the unhoused and use public money for private profits

4March 26, 2024Grand Action 2.0 is now pitching apartment high rises to be adjacent to the Amphitheater and Soccer Stadium, with lots of tax incentives for struggling developers

5February 11, 2024Power Dynamics, community engagement and the Grand Action Soccer Stadium proposal