Sterling Community Fund proposes downtown splash pad on Courthouse Square

Mar 24, 2026

Sterling Community Fund board members presented renderings and a low-maintenance splash pad proposal for Courthouse Square that the SCF would fund; commissioners asked questions about water, maintenance, insurance and parking and requested site visits to comparable parks.

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Rob Nichols and JD Stone, members of the Sterling Community Fund (SCF) board, presented a concept and renderings March 24 for a splash pad on Courthouse Square and said the SCF would fund construction from an endowment. The presenters said the design is intended to be low-maintenance and nostalgic of an earlier pond behind the courthouse; the SCF will approach the City of Sterling to arrange water service. "This is an endowment. The only money that can be spent is the earnings from the fund," Stone said.

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