Montrose GI Pilot Project

Dec 5, 2023

Montrose Green Infrastructure (Raingarden & Permeable Pavement) Pilot Project. Launch!!

We at Community In Power Development Association Inc. have some exciting new updates surrounding our Montrose Green Infrastructure and...

Feb 24, 2023

Montrose Green Infrastructure (Raingarden & Permeable Pavement) Pilot Project. Phase: Rock Layer

We have exciting new updates surrounding our Montrose Green Infrastructure Project. In our last update we discussed the monumental moment...

Dec 15, 2022

Montrose Green Infrastructure (Raingarden & Permeable Pavement) Pilot Project. Phase: Excavation

CIDA has very exciting news and updates! Monumental history has been made in Port Arthur, Texas. We have officially broken ground at...

Sep 8, 2022

Montrose Park Green Infrastructure Update

Our partnered Montrose Green infrastructure project is making tremendous progress in moving forward. We have been granted the approval...

Feb 11, 2022

Montrose Green Infrastructure Site Visit

On November 11th, 2021 we had the opportunity of partnering and meeting with Montrose community residents. We took a community led tour...

Hilton Kelley's recent attendance at The Gulf Coast Hydrogen Ecosystem: Opportunities & Solutions Symposium

Founder and Director Hilton Kelley had the opportunity to speak on “Engaging for impact” and the benefits utilizing hydrogen energy...

Montrose Green Infrastructure (Raingarden & Permeable Pavement) Pilot Project. Launch!!

We at Community In Power Development Association Inc. have some exciting new updates surrounding our Montrose Green Infrastructure and...

Washington Post Meets With CIDA

The Washington Post reached out to our executive director and founder Mr. Hilton Kelley to speak with him about his perspective on the...

Volunteering to do maintenance on the West Side Community Garden

Volunteering in your community means showing support. This is exactly what we did together with a fantastic group of Valero's young...

Hilton Kelley Testifies before the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology

On July 14, 2020 our Executive Director and Founder Hilton Kelley testified at the before the House of Representatives Committee on...

Hilton Kelley speaks to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

On May 28th, 2020 the House Committee on Oversight and Reform published a video interview with various experts and activists on the...

Homemade Gumbo Pickup: In times of need, we come together for our community.

During these difficult times of the COVID-19 pandemic, we understand the importance of coming together to support the community....

TPC Plant Explodes, toxic fumes causes multi-city evacuation

On November 27, 2019 the TPC plant in Port Neches, TX had two major explosion and subsequent fire causing a mandatory evacuation of...

Community speaks out against Oxbow's permit renewal

On November 14, 2019 CIDA Inc. and Port Arthur community residents spoke against the Oxbow permit renewal request. It was resounding that...

Home Elevations and Buy-Outs

This August marked the 2 year anniversary of Hurricane Harvey and the devastating flooding it caused in Port Arthur, TX. We went and...

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