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CHERRY HILL NEWS BRIEFS!
It's time to come out of Winter Hibernation!
First Spring Cherry Hill Meeting-
Wednesday, March 18
7PM-8:30 PM
At the home of Mike & Meagan
212 Henry Ave. SE
go to the meetings page for more info.
Cherry Hill Holiday House Hop
was Friday, December 12
It was a blast! Thanks to the house hosts for making this Holday event such a success. Go to the events page for photos.
Greetings and Happy Holidays to all Cherry Hillites!
The November meeting of Cherry hill was held on (Wednesday, Nov, 19 at Donna Fras home. Thnaks for the hospitiality Donna!) During that meeting we discussed a new order of the historic home plaques, the neighborhood directory, received an update on the big planned developments for Cherry and Eastern and finalized plans for the Holiday home crawl. This far we have three homes- Mike & Meagan's on Henry, John Fetter on Cherry and winding up at the Lancasters on Charles. If you would like to attend please let us know by going to the Cherry Hill Group page and checking out the events on that page!
Before & Afters
These before and after photos illustrate the amazing transformations of some Cherry Hill homes since the early 1990s!
"Never doubt that a small group of commited citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."
Margaret Mead
This is Cherry Hill- The Neighborhood WE built.
The Cherry Hill Historic Distirict has it’s origins in the early 1990s as a revival of the old JHCCO block club (James, Henry, Charles Cherry Organization). After years of increasing blight many property owners, businesses and even tenants decided that if change for the better was to be achieved they would have to affect that change themselves. By targeting crime, contacting absentee landlords when problems arose with their properties and promoting home ownership through a series of affordable housing workshops the neighbors of Cherry Hill did, indeed, affect change for the better!
Now in Cherry Hill Green-Own a Piece of History!
A few years ago the Kent County Council for Historic Preservation rescued the unique terracotta cornice of the now-demolished Metz Building. There are many pallets of these multi colored cornices now residing in the back area of Cherry Hill Green. Stop by and take a look and let your imgination run wild as to how you might be able to use them, perhaps as a table base, part of a retaining wall, or as a simple conversation piece properly displayed in your home! For more information on possibly purchasing one of these beaties contact Rebecca Smith-Hoffman at Grpreserve@aol.com
For more information these pieces have their own Facebook page.
Important phone numbers!
Dispatch Police to a non-emergency situation. (noise & nuisance housing) 616.456.3400
City of Grand Rapids Housing (ongoing housing violations) 616.356.3677
East Hills Council of Neighbors 616.454.9079 e mail: info@easthillscouncil.org