Next week citizens will have the chance to provide input into what they think should happen at Dublin City Park including the old community building as improvements receive a boost from the Citizens’ Institute on Rural Design (CIRD).
Residents, business owners, public officials, and anyone who wants to attend the free events will have opportunities Sept. 23 – 25 to weigh in with CIRD’s design team. All events are free and open to the public.
Organizers with the city of Dublin and Dublin Public Library emphasized that CIRD’s team looks forward to informal engagement opportunities in addition to the below public events.
Opportunities to engage include the following: Monday, Sept. 23 – 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Spanish Language Focus Groups at Dublin Public Library. The 10 a.m. session will include coffee and light refreshments and the 1 p.m. session will include snacks.
Monday, Sept. 23 – 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Community Engagement Dinner at Dublin Intermediate School.
A wide cross-section of the community will weigh in as the CIRD team seeks input to inform their design recommendations. CIRD will share feedback from community engagement thus far and provide a brief overview of the project and CIRD’s process.
Dinner from Mi Cocina will be provided. There is no need to register for the dinner and it is free, organizers said.
CIRD team members will spend Tuesday, Sept. 24 in small group meetings while also seeking informal feedback opportunities throughout the community.
Wednesday, Sept. 25 – 9 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Community Presentation at Dublin Public Library.
CIRD will share preliminary findings and design ideas. Breakout groups will help CIRD to refine its preliminary ideas.
A compelling history and evidence of deep community involvement stood out when CIRD awarded Dublin one of its eight local design workshops.
CIRD will share a design book with suggestions to guide future work based on findings from the design workshop. This design book will aid the city in applying for future grants to fund the project.
Dublin is one of eight locations in the United States that has been chosen to be part of Citizens’ Institute on Rural Design (CIRD) as a workshop community.
CIRD is funded by National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the Housing Assistance Council.
Library Director Adina Dunn started the application process on behalf of the city.
“Dublin is one of only eight communities across the country selected for a 2023-2024 Citizens’ Institute on Rural Design (CIRD) Local Design Workshop,” said Shonterria Charleston, the Housing Assistance Council’s (HAC) Director of Training and Technical Assistance. “The National Endowment for the Arts convened a selection panel of rural design experts and community development practitioners to recommend applicants for the CIRD Local Design Workshops. Dublin’s application offered a clear design challenge while providing examples of the community’s capacity and collaborative spirit. Ultimately, CIRD looks for Local Design Workshop proposals likely to enhance the quality of life, economic vitality, and civic infrastructure in rural communities” The Housing Assistance Council carries out the Citizens’ Institute on Rural Design (CIRD) in collaboration with the National Endowment for the Arts and CIRD’s design partner TBD Studio.