KENT COUNTY, MI — A long-planned $10 million transformation of Tassell Park and Cascade Township’s village center is officially underway.
Elected officials, residents and community leaders gathered Thursday morning for a groundbreaking ceremony at Leslie E. Tassell Park, 2900 Thornapple River Drive SE, marking the start of a project years in the making.
The project will reshape the 3.2-acre riverside park and nearby former commercial properties into a more connected public space centered on recreation, walkability and riverfront access…