Additional Amenities
To fully build out the park, Missoula County will need to form partnerships with local athletic groups, garden clubs and other organizations to acquire the following resources for the park. Missoula County will do outreach to community organizations with the goal of sharing reuse plans for the park and discussing opportunities for leadership in developing the park infrastructure and programming. The following projects were identified through the master planning effort. Some will be phased in as funding becomes available. Fundraising efforts will continue through construction of the skatepark as the Working Group looks to secure funding for these supporting amenities. Dependent on level of funding secured, these supporting amenities will include establishment of a parking lot off Silver Street; an approximately 800 square foot picnic pavilion; garbage service and portable restroom facilities; and installation of fencing along Silver Street and around the perimeter of the newly established parking area. Others amenities would require partner development.
- Baseball field updates: The Clinton Park currently has a baseball field, and in 2020, the County removed the field’s dilapidated outfield fence, grandstand and other hazardous structures. The irrigation system was tested in the summer of 2022 and can still irrigate one-third of the field. The field is not regularly mowed but is voluntarily cut once or twice a year by a local landowner who benefits from having the hay from the site.
- Shaded shelter with storage
- Restrooms
- Pavilion
- Perimeter trail and pedestrian access from Silver Street
- Stitt Road parking
- Silver Street parking
- Native plant gardens
- Outdoor classroom: This would include a platform demonstration area with a white board and table and boulders for seating.
- Community agriculture space: This would include garden fencing, soil prep, irrigation setup and program materials. It’s anticipated that these startup costs can be recuperated through member fees, fundraisers, etc.
- Signage: This would include designing and installing wayfinding signage, assuming that the required right-of-way is donated.
