Brewery Vivant hosts meeting to support Fix Our GR Roads initiative

Brewery Vivant’s Pothole Stout began as more of a joke about the seemingly ever-proliferating and entirely unavoidable potholes that freckle Grand Rapids roads.

It has since become the symbol of an effort to mobilize the public to speak up about how to get them fixed. On Monday, citizens and representatives of Grand Rapids gathered at Vivant to discuss a possible solution to city’s potholes, which will be on the ballot on May 6.

The meeting took place in the brewery portion of the building. Grand Rapids City Commissioner Rosalynn Bliss took the podium first to discuss the Fix Our GR Roads initiative, which seeks to extend the current income tax rates in Grand Rapids for 15 years and dedicate those funds to improving Grand Rapids streets and sidewalks. Bliss was followed by Campaign Committee Member Rick Treur, Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Rick Baker, MDOT Director Kirk Steudle, State Representative Brandon Dillon and finally Brewery Vivant Owner Jason Spaulding. E

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