Creston Neighborhood News
May 15, 2022

 

Saturday, June 4 • 9am - 4pm

Don't miss the biggest community garage sale in NE Grand Rapids! Neighbors will be selling all types of goodies including vintage items, garden supplies, books, kids items, and SO MUCH MORE! On June 1st we'll add an interactive map to our website showing all of the participating addresses and the types of items for available.

 

We can't wait to tour the gardens of Creston with you during our third annual Garden Tour! This outdoor event is a great way to explore our neighborhood and get some inspiration for our own gardens. We are still looking for a couple more garden hosts and event sponsors. 

Learn more at CrestonGR.com/GardenTour.

Tickets to attend the garden tour are $8/person or $25/family. 

More than 350 plates of breakfast were served at the Creston neighborhood Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, May 14th! The sun was shining, pancakes were flippin', and good times connecting with neighbors were had. The breakfast took place outdoors on the property of the iconic Vander Jagt mansion at 2615 Plainfield Ave NE. The homeowners, Max & Tammy, provided first-level home tours to highlight the progress of their home restoration and share their plans for the property. (Keep up with the Vander Jagt Facebook page to follow their progress!) Many guests arrived by bicycle while a trolley shuttled in attendees along the beautiful tree-lined Foster Ave. Yard games and kids craft activities kept guests entertained and a slew of community partners provided valuable information and resources to the community. It truly was a great time reconnecting with familiar faces and welcoming new friends to our neighborhood.

CNA would like to give a huge THANK YOU to the attendees, planning committee, volunteers, community partners, and sponsors who made this event possible. 

PANCAKE BREAKFAST SPONSORS
TJ Homes
Bloom Credit Union • Kingma's Market
Lake Michigan Credit Union  •  Wellspring Prep
Collar Brass Solutions • Sparrow's Coffee
Baker Tent Rentals, Dustin Furney, KJ Catering, Riverside Handyman

Participatory Budgeting ("PB") is a brand-new activity in Grand Rapids, but other cities have successfully been using the PB process for many years. The City of Grand Rapids is asking residents to decide how to spend $2 million of Federal Covid recovery money from the American Rescue Plan Act on meaningful projects for the community. Ward 2 (which includes Creston) has been allocated $400,000 to spend. All projects must cost at least $50,000 and meet certain requirements as outlined by federal mandates. 
  
More than 150 ideas have been submitted so far! The deadline to submit ideas is May 31. Over the summer, the PB Committee will review and refine project details. In September, public voting will take place. Anyone over age 13 can submit ideas and vote.
 
            THANK YOU FOR CARING ABOUT OUR CITY GOVERNMENT OUR COMMUNITY & BECOMING ENGAGED