Developers plan to dial back the scope of a mixed-use project proposed on an 8.6-acre site in East Grand Rapids based on “economic conditions” and public feedback, including opposition from one of the city’s former mayors.
Gaslight Investors LLC expects to bring revised plans to the East Grand Rapids City Commission on March 31 for a proposed mixed-use project at the former Jacobson’s department store site at 515 Lakeside Drive SE and 2255 Wealthy St. SE. Gaslight Investors is a venture of developers Scott Wierda and Brian DeVries.
A spokesperson for Wierda said he was unavailable for an interview but provided a statement that said the developers “have appreciated the tremendous community interest” in the proposal and the “thoughtful comments” from the planning commission, city commission and community during the past few months…