Creston Village Board to pursue maintenance building renovation rather than new build

The Creston Village Board of Trustees heard a report Nov. 4 from Village Engineer Matt Hansen of Willett, Hofmann Associates on a village maintenance building improvement project.Earlier this year, the board purchased a vacant and in-disrepair home at 128 E. North St., located next to Creston’s maintenance shed, with plans to demolish it, join the properties together and build a larger maintenance building to house Creston’s trucks and equipment. A committee has been formed for the project, consisting of Trustees Mike Kerns and Reid Elliot, Village Maintenance Director Curt Loyd, Hansen and other representatives from Willett, Hofmann Associates. Hansen said the committee met Oct. 20 and discussed options, eventually landing on the idea of renovating the existing building and potentially adding onto its west side, which houses Creston’s Well 3. Hansen said the renovation could consist of a remodeled interior, a new pitched roof, new windows and entry doors, and the well portion bein