Trees and Fences, destruction begins before construction can take place..

Well, they are clearing out the trees in the picnic area.. say good bye to the old growth trees,. and the shade they provided..

Putting up fences around the construction area.  I just hope this is not for nothing.  Soon the V shaped Rankin building will be nothing but a picture in a history book.

New Vets home on hold?

Where is the smart leadership at GRH4V?

Well, thanks to major budget problems with the new Michigan governor and legislature, the matching funding for the new veterans homes may not be available.

Now add the Federal VA politics to the mix and we find the planned 5 smaller veterans homes planned to replace the existing Veterans home model for Michigan may be stopped dead in its tracts due to lack of funding.

Apparently Michigan has NOT released its matching funds, nor has the VA released the money for the construction of the new homes for GR and Detroit areas. 

To understand this, you have to go back to the time Sara Dunne was running GRH4V. At the same time she was running the home as a prison, other states were also having problems with their veterans homes, and the Fed VA got tired of it.

So the question was asked, why not allow vets to go to what ever retirement place they want? We just pay the place for it. That way we don’t have to have our own buildings, our own staffing and save money to be used to help more veterans.

There is a Bill before the federal congress to do just that. If it passes, it will eliminate the need for the 5 Michigan Veterans homes.

Now with that in mind, keep in mind that in Grand Rapids, the Rankin building still needs to be removed. HOWEVER;

Kozy corners and the APR room do NOT NEED TO BE SHUT DOWN..

I wonder if they have already trashed the furniture that was in Kozy?

There is no real reason why the residents should not be able to use these 2 rooms at this time, seeing how construction of the new homes is on hold..

And heaven forbid they start cutting down trees in the picnic area, only later on to find out the new home has been canceled.

Once again I see GRH4V being mismanaged at the expense of our veterans