Kalamazoo's new deputy city manager, David Marquardt, speaks during an April 2025 groundbreaking ceremony for a new city park in the Roosevelt Park neighborhood of Grand Rapids, Michigan.

David Marquardt is leaving Grand Rapids for Kalamazoo to be the city's new deputy city manager, bringing years of experience in municipal services.

“We welcome David Marquardt to the City of Kalamazoo and look forward to him joining our team,” said Kalamazoo City Manager James Ritsema. “Marquardt’s extensive municipal experience in ...

Kilborn’s lead increased to three holes after Marquardt three-putted No. 13 and Kilborn birdied the par-5 14th from 12 feet. The players tied 15 and 16 as the match ended.

David Marquardt, the city’s director of parks and recreation, said the facility would cost up to $20 million, which could be paid for through a bond, and it would be completed by 2028 for the ...

David Marquardt attends an event in Grand Rapids as the director of the city's parks and recreation department. “If we didn't have the park millage, we would not have the magnitude of the ...

David Marquardt wouldn’t specify the company’s revenue, but said the business generates several million in sales annually. He said the business is doing so well that he and his wife are ...

David Marquardt, director of the Grand Rapids Department of Parks and Recreation, said the biggest draw at Riverside Park is the river, however, where residents can fish or row.

Marquardt says there were some discussion on the idea of restoring the existing building to its former state, but said that the needed renovations would have cost near the same amount as the new ...