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KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) Wednesday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a series of bills into law, including one that would allow Kalamazoo to have a downtown event center.
House Bill 4816, authored by Rep. Brandt Iden, creates the “Regional Event Center Financing Act.” That bill would allow “certain counties that meet listed population parameters to establish an event center financing program,” according to a release from Governor Whitmer’s office.
âThis legislation simply gives Kalamazoo County and others of similar size the same tools to help develop convention centers that larger Michigan counties already use,â Iden said in a statement regarding the bill. âThese developments boost tourism and keep downtowns vibrant. They create jobs, attract visitors and provide new opportunities in communities across Michigan.â
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LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Assistance for the development of a proposed event center in downtown Kalamazoo won approval Friday in the Michigan Senate.
State Representative. Brandt Iden had originally introduced the legislation in the state House to allow Kalamazoo County and other Michigan counties of similar size to set up funding mechanisms for regional event centers, which he says are critical for boosting convention, special event, and other tourism-related business.
“This legislation simply gives Kalamazoo County and others of similar size the same tools to help develop convention centers that larger Michigan counties already use,” said Iden, of Oshtemo Township. “These developments boost tourism and keep downtowns vibrant. They create jobs, attract visitors and provide new opportunities in communities across Michigan.”
Senate approves legislation to assist proposed Kalamazoo event center
Updated Dec 18, 2020;
KALAMAZOO, MI Rep. Brandt Iden’s legislation to assist development of a proposed event center in downtown Kalamazoo won approval today in the Michigan Senate, the lawmaker said in a news release.
The legislation allows Kalamazoo County and other Michigan counties of similar size to set up funding mechanisms for regional event centers, which are critical for boosting convention, special event and other tourism-related business, Iden’s news release states.
“This legislation simply gives Kalamazoo County and others of similar size the same tools to help develop convention centers that larger Michigan counties already use,” said Iden, of Oshtemo Township. “These developments boost tourism and keep downtowns vibrant. They create jobs, attract visitors and provide new opportunities in communities across Michigan.”