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Posted on 21. Jan, 2010 by Chip Richards in Whitewater
It seems almost every one in our community is enthusiastic about the idea of returning rapids to the Grand. Rapids will improve our economy, better the water quality, enhance fish populations, provide more diverse outdoor recreation and just plain look better than the existing “Industrial Ditch,” flowing through our otherwise, gorgeous downtown. Over the past year we have been asked by the community, “How can we help?” You can help, right now, by moving your cursor over the donate button and clicking.
We are currently working toward a near term goal of $25,000.00. The Grand Rapids Downtown Development Authority has
generously promised to provide matching funds. GRWW will use the money to bring in a river restoration firm that specializes in re engineering dangerous dams and creating safer, healthier and more dynamic urban waterways. The chosen professionals will give us experienced input as to our existing hydraulics, our river’s potential and plans that would make the best use of our cities most important, albeit under appreciated asset . We will also be producing a short film based on the results of the engineering survey. It is our hope that we can actually show you, with todays digital techniques, almost exactly what the new river will look like and behave at different water levels.
This is truely exciting stuff and we hope you will join us by supporting GRWW. Please donate whatever you can.
