Grand Rapids

Top issues

The five most-discussed unresolved issues, ranked by recorded discussion time (a measure of importance and contention), then by how many meetings they came up in.

Issues on upcoming agendas

Issues linked from the meetings scheduled in the next 10 days.

Recent updates

Issues with new information found in the last 7 days, newest first.

Upcoming meetings

Recent meetings

One page per meeting, summarizing every record we have of it (agenda, minutes, video and transcript).

Issues with near term decisions

Long running topics

No actions pending

Completed

Sources

Where the data comes from

• City website: https://www.grandrapidsmi.gov/ (City of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan; City Hall at 300 Monroe Ave NW)
• City meeting calendar: https://events.grandrapidsmi.gov/meetings (not every public meeting is on it)
• City Commission, standing committees, Mobile GR Commission and Civil Service Board (agendas, packets, Official Proceedings): https://grandrapidscity.primegov.com/public/portal
• Planning Commission, Board of Zoning Appeals, Brownfield Redevelopment Authority and Economic Development Corporation: https://grandrapidscitymi.iqm2.com/Citizens/Calendar.aspx
• Meeting video: City of Grand Rapids YouTube channel, https://www.youtube.com/@TheCityofGrandRapids, and Swagit (https://grandrapidsmi.new.swagit.com/) for most Commission and committee meetings.
• Collected 2026-11-04 (added at Dewey's request).

Governing body

• Mayor David LaGrand
• City Commission (Tuesdays, City Hall 9th Floor Commission Chambers; schedule inferred): AliciaMarie Belchak (Ward 1), Lisa Knight and Milinda Ysasi (Ward 2), Marshall Kilgore and Kelsey Perdue (Ward 3)
• City Manager Mark Washington; City Clerk Joel Hondorp; City Attorney Phil Strom; City Treasurer John Globensky; Comptroller Max Frantz
• Other bodies: standing committees of the Commission (Appointments, Fiscal, Community Development, Committee of the Whole, Economic Development Project Team, Public Safety, Legislative Team), Civil Service Board, Planning Commission, Board of Zoning Appeals, Brownfield Redevelopment Authority, Economic Development Corporation, Mobile GR Commission, Land Bank Authority, Board of Election Commissioners, and several advisory boards

Data quality notes

• The City Commission's Official Proceedings were read for 2026-09-08, 2026-09-22 and 2026-10-06 (approved) and 2026-10-27 (posted, not yet approved), from the opening lines of each proceeding only. Other boards were read as agenda outlines only, with no outcomes. Standing committees, Mobile GR, the Board of Election Commissioners and the advisory boards were not read.
• Roster flags: the planning director is not confirmed and is not named. Marshall Kilgore is listed as Ward 2 on one city page and Ward 3 on another; the Official Proceedings say Third Ward, so Ward 3 is used here. Only one Ward 1 commissioner is listed although the charter text describes two per ward; possible vacancy or listing error, not verified. Seats of Lisa Knight and Kelsey Perdue expire 2026-12-31 and were on the November 2026 ballot; results were not read.
• Regular schedules and times are inferred from the Sept-Dec 2026 calendar; the adopted 2026 Commission schedule was not read.
• Planning Commission 2026-10-22 may not have been held (empty meeting page, not on the calendar).
• Most Commission and committee meetings are on Swagit, not YouTube, so they are marked as not on YouTube for transcripts. Video dates for YouTube streams come from the stream titles.