Chick Springs Update - Spring 2025
It’s been a little while since our last Chick Springs-specific update, so we wanted to catch you up on where things stand!
The past year brought a whirlwind of activity—between acquiring the property and the unexpected damage from Hurricane Helene, there was no shortage of work. Now, we've entered a quieter but still important phase: a lot of the day-to-day looks like Alex sending emails and Stacie coordinating on-site tasks with professionals. Less glamorous, but deeply necessary!
As part of Taylors FBC’s upcoming Love Taylors Day, a small strategic team will be helping us remove specific debris from the property. We're grateful for their support! Since this is a tightly focused task, we’re not opening it to broader public participation—but we hope to have more opportunities like this in the future.
We’ve also secured general liability insurance for the site. It may not be flashy, but it’s an essential step that makes future workdays possible—and safer. Thanks to those of you whose support helped make that happen.
Our preservation consultant, Kyle Campbell, continues to work on the existing conditions report, which we hope to have by mid-to-late 2025. That report will give us a much clearer picture of what’s required to fully restore the site before we continue towards completing the site’s Master Plan.
Here’s the honest reality: even the planning phase of this project will not be cheap, and the actual work of building a park will be even more expensive. That’s why your support truly matters.
We want to take a moment to thank Katie and Keenan White, who give monthly to the Chick Springs Fund. Their ongoing support helps us take consistent steps forward—and we’d love to invite you to join them.
If you believe in the vision of restoring Chick Springs and eventually opening it as a public park, would you consider becoming a monthly donor today?
Every bit helps. And every donor brings us one step closer.
Thank you for caring about this place.
