Grand Rapids deal will add 11 acres of new park space for ‘much-needed’ greenspace

Grand Rapids drain commissioner

Grand Rapids city leaders on Tuesday, Nov. 16, moved forward on acquiring the properties overlaid with green stripes as new park space along Carrier Creek on the city's Northeast Side. The other property the city will acquire is located at 1516 S Division Ave. It is not pictured. (Map provided by Grand Rapids)

GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- On Grand Rapids’ Southeast Side there’s a fenced off field measuring just over 4 acres.

It currently serves as a detention basin for stormwater management, but a partnership between the city and Kent County Drain Commissioner Ken Yonker aims to make it a “much-needed greenspace” in that area, according to the city.

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