GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — As people walked into the gym of the Gerald R. Ford Academic Center on Madison Avenue SE on Tuesday night, a large red banner greeted them, saying “Let’s talk trash.” It’s a topic Grand Rapids leaders say is more important than one might think.
“It might seem like a mundane topic, but the thing is that it impacts our neighborhood and our community and our health and our environment,” said the city’s community engagement manager Andrea Riley-Mukavetz.
Tuesday night’s “Commission Night Out” event came as Grand Rapids leaders consider possible changes to the way trash is picked up in the city…