Longtime East Grand Rapids residents resist sweeping redevelopment plans for beloved neighborhood

Longtime East Grand Rapids residents resist sweeping redevelopment plans for beloved neighborhood

Residents of East Grand Rapids are urging city leaders to reconsider a major development plan that they say could significantly alter the character of their tight-knit community.The proposed development would fill the area surrounding the local D&W grocery store. However, longtime residents Betsy and Jerry Anderson, as well as former mayor Nyal David Deems, express deep concerns about the project."It's going to be unsafe for the pedestrians, our…