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Barriers to government consolidation pinpointed

David Czurak

Published: March 8, 2010

Heartwell

The merging of local governments into a larger public entity was keenly featured in the State-of-the City address that Grand Rapids Mayor George Heartwell delivered in January. The mayor said a consolidation effort could range from integrating all the units in Kent County into a single countywide government or involve combining Grand Rapids with Walker, Wyoming, Kentwood, Grandville and East Grand Rapids.

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