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Politics & Government
10:45 am
Mon July 16, 2012

Benton Harbor emergency manager sells parkland he shouldn’t have

Credit Julie Weiss
A sign on the land reads "City of Benton Harbor open public space”. The emergency manager sold the land and construction of a dialysis center is underway.
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Updated 12:30p.m. - Scott Geerlings with Zeeland, Michigan based Geerlings Development Company says the company bought the parcel for around $102,000.

Benton Harbor’s emergency manager has sold a piece of land that was supposed to be open for public recreation. lot Now a dialysis center is being built on the undeveloped parkland instead.

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Culture
12:19 am
Thu June 30, 2011

Free water park an oasis for Grand Rapids neighborhood

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Credit Lindsey Smith / Michigan Radio
Dozens of kids enjoyed the grand opening of the park in Grand Rapids' Baxter neighborhood.
Credit Lindsey Smith / Michigan Radio
Water from the splash park will be re-used in the park’s landscape irrigation system.
Credit Lindsey Smith / Michigan Radio
Kids involved in the park hang ribbons on the fence at the park. Each ribbon has a single word that describes how they feel about it.
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The two acre park is a step towards the city’s goal to have every Grand Rapids resident live within ¼ mile of some kind of greenspace. That goal has been difficult to achieve since nearly all of the city’s land has already been developed. Plus, city government has been cutting down on spending for years.

13-year old Ashley Jones remembers the old vacant lot where the park is now. She refered to it as a ‘hot mess’ before the renovations.

“It looked crazy. It had the prickles when you walked it would stick on your shoes. There was no shade or nothing. And it was kind of boring.”

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