A great turnout last (Tuesday) night as the Litchfield School District was joined by Litchfield City Leaders and Poettker Construction for the groundbreaking of the new Litchfield Elementary School on St John Street.  Superintendent Dr Greg Furstenau says going with a new building instead of adding band aids to existing ones has made a bold statement about how much Litchfield prioritizes quality education.  The new school will be a nice addition to Downtown’s southern footprint, right across from the towering Brown Shoe Apartments.  School Board President Julie Abel says the rise of the new school building will be good news for its neighbors.  In these strange times, there seems to be a shortage of everything and the district is not escaping that trend. Steel supply chain issues have made district officials wary of offering a construction completion date. In a sign of how the district has worked with the community, future students who weren’t on the groundbreaking schedule were among those who got to take part in the groundbreaking ceremony.