Volunteers Help Plant the Beds on Main Street

Eyes on Main Street - June 20th, 2014

Volunteers Help Plant the Beds on Main Street

The planting beds are planted!!! A group of volunteers coordinated by Steve Kemp and the parks commission prepped and planted all planting beds along Main Street on Monday, June 16! There was a great turnout with ages from infant to retired. 

Volunteers were to arrive at 3:30 but it was decided that the beds needed some major prepping, so several volunteers came early to spade, till, and rake each bed before finally ready for planting. There were even some volunteers who helped because they saw us working. Trees had already been planted by the landscape crew, so all that was left were the plants and mulch.

Here is a list of volunteers in random order: Karen Cornella and son Oliver, Jamie Rask and children Ethan, Addison, and Kinley, Sharon Hanson, Marge Storlie, Joycelyn Rostad, Ross Otterness, Kathy Taylor, Robert Vogel, Alisha Solum, Erin Oefstedahl, Renee Eiken and grandson Caleb, Linda Nerstad Kemp, Steve Kemp, Lee Hoekstra, Fordyce and Marge Brevig, Paul Morken, Saundra Solum, Tim Hruska our city engineer from WHKS, and Scott Pass from MnDOT. Also Mark Dokken helped in the bed outside his office for a few minutes and Myron Hirsch helped for a few minutes when he came out of Docs.

Thank you so much to all of you for your help!!! Check out some of the great photos below.

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MnDOT and Engineers Walk Main Street

Eyes on Main Street - May 6, 2014

MnDOT and Engineers Walk Main Street

A walk through was done the entire length of the project with MnDOT, engineer, and city staff on August 28th. Several sidewalks will be replaced. There was a recommendation by Mayor Poole to fill in the tree bed on the east side of Ivy Grove, and motion passed. A drain is being inserted by the "pond" at The Corner. Also the curb will be extended on the west side of town to Grinde's driveway. The falled down section of the wall at the school will be rebuilt. The question was asked about the circle between the Legion and Wilmington Insurance: Mayor Poole said the benches will be installed, trees, plants, and boulders. The estimate is that at least a month of construction is left before the final aesthetics (including benches, waste receptacles, trees, sod) will be added.


Spring Grove received the Community Roadside Landscape Program grant and is working with Scott Pass, Environmental Coordinator Assistant for MnDOT District Six in Rochester. This program is a community program and will need the help of community volunteers for the installation of the shrubs, perennials and applying bark mulch. This year only a few planters will be planted with these funds, with plans to apply each year to plant more. Watch for more details. If you are interested in volunteering contact city hall.

Angled parking will be painted on Maple Drive prior to Syttende Mai.