The City of Clinton has demolished Kiwanis Park with plans to rebuild.

The good news, according to City Administrator Taylor Baxter, is a rebuild could happen as soon as later this fall.

Baxter stresses the park will be rebuilt. It was torn down last week. The splash pad was temporarily shut down but it is re-opened. The goal is to quote - "make a statement".

According to Baxter, the companies they are turning to will come up with a design within the budget set by the Council. He explains they can provide input into what they want but the City looks forward to what comes from the planning by the designers.

Kiwanis Park faced demolition a few years ago, but thanks to leftover money that was left from when it was first built, the park was able to receive the necessary improvements to avoid that. 

The City announced a few weeks ago, the park was in too much disrepair to continue to remain and was a safety liability for kids and families.