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DeVos Place charges $12,000 a day for vaccine venue; DeltaPlex available for $500
The owner of the DeltaPlex and a Kent County commissioner say the tab being paid to rent DeVos Place is not a good use of tax dollars amid economic hardship. Author: John Hogan Updated: 7:43 PM EST February 1, 2021
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. A decision to spend $12,000 a day to rent a downtown Grand Rapids venue for COVID-19 vaccinations is coming under scrutiny by a Kent County commissioner and the owner of DeltaPlex Arena & Convention Center, who offered his building for a fraction of what the county is paying.
“As a taxpayer, it makes me mad,’’ DeltaPlex owner Joel Langlois said. What I’m arguing is that as a taxpayer, this money is being spent in the wrong way.’’