City parks staff recently outlined about 19 parks projects set for construction in 2023. (Image provided by Grand Rapids)

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Grand Rapids has more than a dozen parks projects in the works for 2023.

City parks staff recently outlined roughly 19 parks projects set for construction in 2023, and 17 more that were completed in 2022.

The city used $3.5 million in funds from the city’s permanent parks millage and an additional $6.7 million from organizations and grants to complete the 2022 projects.

“I think back to when I was elected back in ‘05 for the first time and we had pools that were closed and parks that were falling apart, swing sets that were broken and slides that were dangerous,” Mayor Rosalynn Bliss told her colleagues on the city commission last month. “And looking at all of the investments and improvements that we’ve made to parks and the accessibility and the additional parkspace that has been added over the last 15 years -- there’s a lot for all of us to be proud of.

“Again, it wouldn’t have happened without the support of people who call Grand Rapids home and who voted ‘yes’ twice (on the parks millage) to give us the resources we needed to invest in these spaces.”

Here’s a list of projects slated for construction in 2023 and a brief description provided by the city.

The list doesn’t include other projects happening in 2023, such as park entry signage improvements, a citywide dog park study, sports courts improvements at Cherry and Garfield parks and improvements to the playground and parking area at Richmond Park.

The city also outlined parks projects completed in 2022. A brief description of each project was provided by the city:

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