As part of a larger effort to preserve natural wetlands and develop a series of cycling and hiking trails that loop a section of the Grand River north of Ada, a recent acquisition of river frontage will add 1,900 feet to one area park's shoreline.
According to excerpts from the story:
The Kent County Parks Department finalized a deal last month with Edith Pettis to purchase 96 acres for the 24-acre park on Pettis Avenue north of M-21.
A $1.1 million grant from the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund paid for 74 percent of the purchase, and the parks department is working with the Land Conservancy of West Michigan to raise the estimated $280,000 local match required.
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