GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Residents pushed back against a proposed 32-unit housing development on the city’s Northwest Side Wednesday evening, saying the project would flood the neighborhood with traffic, endanger pedestrians and reduce greenspace.
The concerns were raised during a community meeting at Shawmut Hills School, which drew roughly 200 people. The school abuts the 5-acre lot at 2450 7th St. NW where Adam Rogalski, an East Grand Rapids developer, wants to build 32 duplexes.
“There are almost no sidewalks in this neighborhood,” said Ben Irwin, 48, who lives next to the property where the development is planned. He said the project would increase traffic in the neighborhood, posing a risk to children like his who walk to Shawmut Hills…