Grace Kirchner, Leader Correspondent
Local organizations, businesses and individuals are invited to adopt a park in Clintonville.
Mayor Lois Bressette said the purpose of the Adopt a Park program is to help preserve, beautify and protect the city parks through community partnerships.
Bressette told the park and recreation committee Tuesday that there are people in the city eager to join the program.
“People are interested now,” she said. “We can’t wait till the snow starts flying, or they won’t do it.”
The city would like participating groups to make a commitment to adopt a park for at least one year.
The parks range in size from 27 acres to as little as a half acre.
Parks that are available for adoption are W.A. Olen Park, Bucholtz Park, Seven Maples Nature Area, Pigeon Lake wayside, Pickerel Point Memorial Park/Picnic Point, Fairway Lake neighborhood playground, Olen neighborhood playground, Rohrer Park, Pigeon River walkway, Veterans Memorial site, Shore Drive neighborhood playground, Gordy Noren Memorial Park, icehouse landing/boat launch facility, Hillside Drive Park, and Pickerel Point and neighborhood playground.
Maintenance efforts could include picking up litter, removing graffiti, doing small-scale gardening and landscaping, sweeping walkways, planting trees, painting and making small-scale projects.
The parks and recreation department will provide garbage bag lines, tools such as hoes, brooms, shovels and rakes, paint and paint brushes, and vinyl gloves.
Incentives and rewards will be provided for program participants.
Applications are available at City Hall, 50 10th St. For information, call Justin McAuly, parks and recreation director, at 715-250-0216.