Parks and Recreation

The Purpose of the Clinton Parks and Recreation Board and Association is to:

Provide our citizens and their children with the fields needed to participate in their favorite sport;
Provide space to walk, talk, canoe, kayak and join with friends, family, neighbors, and community;
Supervise the care of existing public trees and the planting of new and diverse trees for all the benefits they provide the town;
Promote the public health benefits of physical activity to all ages and its connection to good mental health;
Promote and support public events in town which foster family and community involvement and good will among diverse groups.

Our vision and our goal is to provide something for everyone!

I. AUTHORITY
The Town of Clinton "Parks and Recreation Board" is established by the vote of the Town Meeting of June 16, 1997, upon Article 42 of the Warrant. The "Parks and Recreation Board" is thereby established as a conservation commission consistent with Title 30-A M.R.S.A § 3261, et.seq

II. PURPOSES
The primary purposes of the "Parks and Recreation Board" are: (1) to plan, organize, coordinate, and implement recreational facilities and activities for residents of the Town of Clinton, in cooperation with the citizens of the Town, the Board of Selectmen, and other officials or employees of the Town, and other organizations dealing with recreation; (2) to supervise the care and maintenance and improvement of the public parks and recreational facilities of the Town of Clinton; (3) to direct the expenditure of all money appropriated by the Town for the improvement of the Town's public parks and recreational facilities; and, (4) to plan for the protection, development, or use of all public and private open areas, including marsh-lands, swamps, and wetlands, within the Town of Clinton.