Robert Coughlin

Police Department 2025 performance

The fire operating budget runs about $9.5 million, roughly 84% of it in staffing.

Winter equipment for DPW

Up to $142,500 from the FY27 DPW Equipment Fund.

Code enforcement and neighborhood blight

Princeton Estates neighborhood maintenance

Pedestrian lighting on Eastern Avenue and 52nd Street

Cost of lighting improvements not yet known; study to be conducted by Consumers Energy.

New Deputy Fire Chief sworn in

Up to $20,000 for the recruitment firm, not previously budgeted this fiscal year.

FOIA policy amendment and appeals committee

Resident alleges false information in police records

Unknown; an independent review could carry costs if the Commission orders one.

Fire hydrant repainting program

Up to $84,000 per year from the Water Fund.

New Grand Rapids apartment complex may strain mutual aid

Rising fraud and scam complaints targeting residents

Residents have lost sums as large as $15,000 in a single scam, and many cases can't be recovered or prosecuted.

Vintage fire truck refurbishment

Up to $34,658 from the FY 2026 Fire Equipment Fund.

Kentwood Police state accreditation

police staffing shortage

Staffing is supported by the police millage, with officer pay and equipment funded from the police budget.

DPW laundry equipment purchase

About $22,117 from the Property & Building fund, with a 15-year-plus expected equipment lifespan.

Repeated false alarms ordinance fix

Enforcement of short-term rental ordinance

Unknown, though unpaid fines and ongoing enforcement costs are in question.

Rising domestic-related aggravated assaults