East Grand Rapids Parks Improvements Millage

YOUR CAR IN TI.MEOPEN ELECTION 2021 2STHE CITY OF EAST GRAND RAPIDSS IPLACING A MILLAGE REQUEST ON THEBALLOT TOMORROW AND IT HASEVERYTHING TO DO WITH RENOVATINGTHE PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS.THE CITY, KNOWN FOR THEIR TRAILSAND OUTDOOR SPACES, IS LOOKINGTO BRING NEW LIFE WITH AMULTI-MILLION DOLLAR AGELLMIPROPOS.ALREEDS LAKE AND EVERYTHING ARODUNIT- ALL OF T THERAILS AND PARKS- ARE POPULAR ATTRACTIONS FORNATURE-GOERS IN EAST GRANDRAPIDS.Felix Park Park-goer1:32-16:3"The lake is the best part.

Sothat’s why I come her"e.BIRDWATCHER FELIX PERDUE MAKESHIS WAY TO T MANHEY TRAILS THATTHE CITY OFFERS YEARROUND.Felix1:12:15-1"They’re wall kept, they’re verynice.

The boardwalks are nice.They’re solid."BUT ACCORDING TO CITY OFFICIALSTHE TRAILS, THE PARKSND AELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLAYGROUNDS -THEY ALL NEED SOME WORK.Katie Favale - East Grand RapidsMayor:37-:43"Now, some of the playgroundsare almost 30 years old.

So it’skind of time to invesbat ck inour community."ON ELECTION DAY EAST GNDRARAPIDS RESIDENTS WILL BE ABLEO TVOTE ON A 7 MILLION DOLLARMILLAGE PROPOSAL FOR PARKIMPROVEMENTS ALL ACROSS THECITY.MANHATTAN PARK WILL BE THE BIGFOCUS ADDING BATHROOMS, NEWPLAYGROUNDS, NEW SPORTS FIELDSAND OTHER AMMENITIES.BUT THE TRAILS WILL ALSO BERENOVATED AND NEW ELEMEARNTYSCHOOL PLAYGROUNDS INSTALLED ATTHREE SCHOOLS, INCLUDINGLAKESIDE ELEMENTARY.Shea Charles City manager,City of East Grand Rapids2:11-2:21"A lot of these projects wereexisting had been on the list todo for a number of years, it’s agood opportunity to takeadvantage of good marketndcoitions, things of thatnature to proceed with that thistype of project."CITY MANAGER SHEA CHARLES ANDMAYOR KATIESAYS THIS IS FINANCIALLY THESMARTEST TIME FOR THERENOVATIONS.Katie Favale East Grand RapsMayor2:17-2:23"The bond rates are really low,it’s a really nice time to takeadvantage of those rates and dosomething,ak me someimprovements for our communi."tyIF APPROVED, THE .56 MILLINCREASE WOULD CO TSTHE AVERAGEEAST GRAND RAPIDS HOMEOWNERABOUT $112 DOLLARS A YEAR OVER A20 YEAR PERIOD.IT’S AN INVESTMENT THE MAYORBELIEVES IS IMPORTANT, F ORBIRDWATCHERS LIKE FELIX AND OTHERSIN THE COMMUNITY.yorMa:50-041:"We are a very outdoor lovi,ngenthusiastic community.

There’sso many people always riding andbiking, our trails were goingaround Reed’s lake.

And it’sjust very important to ourcommunity, one of the premierthings about East Grand Rapi,dsI think."IF APPROVED THE PROJECTS WILLMOVE IN PHASES STARTING NEXTYEAR OR 2023 WITH THE SCHOOLPLAYGROUNDS FIRST AND THEN ALLTHE PROJECTS CONTINUING ON RFOTWO TO THREE YEARS.LET’S TAKE A MORE IN-DEPTH LOOKAT WHAT THIS WOULD COST EASTGRAND RAPIDS TAX-PAYER..S.200-THOUDAND-DOLLARS THAT HAS ATAXABLE VALUE OF100-THOUSAND-DOLLARS WOULD PAYABOUT $50 OVER 20 YEARS AND THENTHAT VALUE GOES UP ANDP.

UVOTERS CAN VOTE A YES OR NO ONTHIS MILLAGE PROPOSAL TOMORROWON ELE