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Big Rapids skate park project in final funding stages

Posted About Eleven Months Ago by Brandon Wirth

Almost 13 months after winning $25,000 from the Consumer’s Energy “Put Your Town on the Map” contest, the Big Rapids skate park project is reportedly getting closer to being built.

According to City Manager Mark Gifford, the development is currently in the last stages of securing funds to begin construction.

“We're in the final piece of the puzzle of putting the funding together,” Gifford said. “We applied to the DNR passport program a few months ago, so we should find out whether or not we get that right around August or September.”

The skate park is slated to be placed at Swede Hill Park near the Muskegon River, in which American Ramp Company is slated to construct the facility. After multiple surveys and community meet ups last year, the city is continuing to push this project towards completion.

“We are committed to (the) project and finding a way to get that built,” Gifford said. “We're excited about that but we are just putting all the funding together.”

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Local High School Schedule & Scores

GLIAC Softball Tournament

THURSDAY 4/2/24:

Wayne St⁵ 3 @ Ferris St⁴ 10

Purdue NW³ 1 @ Parkside⁶ 0 (9inn)

~~Wayne St 2~~ @ Parkside 4

FRIDAY 4/3/24:

Ferris St 3 @ GVSU¹ 4

Purdue NW 1 @ SVSU² 4

Purdue NW 6 @ ~~Ferris St~~ 4

SATURDAY 4/4/24:

GVSU @ SVSU - 11AM

Parkside @ Purdue NW - 1:30p

Parkside/PurdueNW @ GVSU/SVSU - 4p

CSAA Baseball

MONDAY 4/29/24

Shepherd @ Chip Hills - CANCELLED

TUESDAY 4/30/24

Kent City 0 @ Big Rapids 11 (6inn)

Kent City 1 @ Big Rapids 11 (6inn)

Grant 3 @ C Montcalm 2

Grant 6 @ C Montcalm 3

Morley Stanwood 5 @ Tri County 4

Morley Stanwood 0 @ Tri County 10 (6inn)

Newaygo 5 @ Reed City 4

Newaygo 6 @ Reed City 8 (5inn)

Lakeview 3 @ White Cloud 4

Lakeview 6 @ White Cloud 13

WEDNESDAY 5/1/24 - 4p

Chip Hills 16 @ Montabella 3 (6inn)

Chip Hills 11 @ Montabella 3

Coopersville 6 @ Newaygo 3

Coopersville 7 @ Newaygo 4

Whitehall 9 @ Grant 2

Whitehall 13 @ Grant 10

C Montcalm 8 @ Saranac 5

C Montcalm 8 @ Saranac 2

FRIDAY 5/3/24 - 4p

Big Rapids @ Grant - RESCHEDULED 4/9

White Cloud 5 @ Kent City 4

White Cloud 8 @ Kent City 2

Tri County @ Lakeview - RESCHEDULED

Reed City 11 @ Morley Stanwood 1

Reed City 7 @ Morley Stanwood 2

Belding 0 @ Newaygo 8

Belding 2 @ Newaygo 3

C Montcalm @ Chip Hills - RESCHEDULED

SATURDAY 5/4/24

Grant @ Hesperia - 9a

White Cloud @ Hesperia - TBD

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CSAA Softball

MONDAY 4/29/24

Chip Hills @ Alma - CANCELLED

TUESDAY 4/30/24

Kent City 1 @ Big Rapids 2

Kent City 1 @ Big Rapids 12 (5inn)

Grant 0 @ C Montcalm 10

Grant 1 @ C Montcalm 5

Morley Stanwood @ Tri County

Morley Stanwood @ Tri County

Newaygo 2 @ Reed City 12 (5inn)

Newaygo 5 @ Reed City 7

Lakeview 0 @ White Cloud 4

Lakeview 11 @ White Cloud 10

WEDNESDAY 5/1/24 - 4p

Chip Hills 10 @ Montabella 20 (6inn)

Chip Hills 9 @ Montabella 7

THURDAY 5/2/24 - 4p

Belding 0 @ Newaygo 15 (3inn)

Belding 0 @ Newaygo 15 (3inn)

FRIDAY 5/3/24 - 4p

Big Rapids @ Grant - RESCHEDULED 4/9

White Cloud 0 @ Kent City 1

White Cloud 0 @ Kent City 11 (5inn)

Tri County @ Lakeview - RESCHEDULED

Reed City 22 @ Morley Stanwood 8 (6inn)

Reed City 16 @ Morley Stanwood 0 (4inn)

C Montcalm @ Chip Hills - RESCHEDULED

SATURDAY 5/4/24

Grant @ Hesperia - 9a

White Cloud @ Hesperia - TBD

CSAA Baseball Standings

1) Big Rapids: 8-1 | +101 -29 (+72)

2) Grant: 7-2 | +77 -41 (+36)

3) Chippewa Hills: 6-3 | +52 -36 (+16)

4) Reed City: 7-4 | +78 -43 (+35)

5) Newaygo: 8-6 | +88 -57 (+31)

6) Central Montcalm: 6-6 | +65 -51 (+14)

7) Morley Stanwood: 5-5 | +43 -52 (-9)

8) Kent City: 5-7 | +66 -101 (-35)

9) White Cloud: 4-6 | +39 -83 (-44)

10) Tri County: 2-9 | +49 -119 (-70)

11) Lakeview: 0-9 | +37 -94 (-57)

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