In summer 2022, Spring Grove 2030 was selected to be part of the Citizens’ Institute on Rural Design (CIRD), a leadership initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the Housing Assistance Council. Focusing on communities with populations of 50,000 or less, CIRD’s goal is to enhance the quality of life and economic vitality of rural America through planning, design, and creative placemaking. CIRD’s team hosted workshops and planning meetings to help the community further refine its vision for a shared space. Renderings were created to demonstrate the possibilities for a multi-functional building with classrooms, an auditorium, and other shared amenities.

Thank you to the hundreds of Spring Grove residents who have shared their valuable insight and ideas in these processes.