Creston Holds its Annual Block Captains Meeting on the 27th

Anyone who is a Block Captain or would like to be one should attend this meeting. Block Captains are the liaison between Creston’s Community Safety Organizer and the GRPD. Any information that comes down from there would be spread by the Block Captains so that neighbors can be aware of any issues happening on their … Read more

Get Informed, Go to a Town Hall.

MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release                                            Contact: Tom Almonte April 6, 2010                                                                                        Assistant to the City Manager 456-3183 Town Hall Meetings on City Finances and the Charter Amendment The City of Grand Rapids encourages residents, representatives of community organizations and business and property owners to attend one of six town hall meetings scheduled in … Read more

Let’s Not Make It Easy – Lock Your Doors!

Hello Neighbors, I was looking over some reports from last week regarding 5 separate car larcenies that happened on consecutive nights near the 2000 blks of Swensberg, Propect, Cheshire area.  All cars were unlocked!  There are over 10,000 households in the Creston neighborhood, over 20,000 residents!  I know of no one that can vouch for … Read more

April Board Meeting

Creston Neighborhood’s next  Board meeting will be on Thursday, April 29 at 6:30pm in the CNA Community Room.  Please enter from the side parking lot gate.  This meeting has been moved to accomodate Earth Day events.

New 2nd Ward Commissioner Selected

Creston Neighborhood Association would like to congratulate Ruth Kelly on being selected the 2nd Ward’s New Commissioner!  Kelly will be replacing David Legrand who vacated the seat to run for state senate.  CNA is excited to have Ruth  advocate for our neighbors and their needs in the City Commission.  Her deep roots and knowledge of … Read more

A Thank You to our Neighbors from the GRPD.

The incident that happened near Ann St. and Center St. this past Thursday was unexpected and unpredictable.  Some aspects of crime are just unpreventable, and that is when we depend on the skills and training of our Grand Rapids Police Officers to ensure our safety when every critical second counts.  The neighbors of Creston are … Read more

Free Rain Barrel Workshops, Free Rain Barrels

Our neighborhood’s Living Green in Creston committee (LGC), in partnership with the West Michigan Environmental Action Council (WMEAC), is pleased to announce free rain barrel workshops to be held around the Creston neighborhood starting in March. These workshops will be free and open to Creston neighbors by contacting the CNA office or by signing up … Read more