One of the areas of Clinton's strategic plan that has been a point of conversation in recent years among Clinton residents is the idea of establishing a park district. 

The latest strategic plan for the City of Clinton suggests creating a park district. At last Wednesday's Clinton Mayoral candidates forum for next week's special election, Seth Redington indicates the City once owned five ball fields. He questions where those funds went that supported those operations.

Doug Tucker supports the development of parks. He supports establishing a park district to provide a space for kids to be active.

Helen Michelassi supports establishing a park district. She feels it would provide a lot of great opportunities but says to keep expectations realistic.

Kelley Harvey supports a park district and says while the City has done a great job updating its parks, she believes the best path towards a park district is one where it is done slowly and correctly.

Robert Kreitler says a park district does have its merits and plus sides but reminds it would take public approval to establish and fund. 

Five of the six Mayoral candidates participated in last week's forum in the auditorium at Clinton High School.

Each candidate was given 90 seconds to answer each question. Some used their allotted time while others wrapped up their answers before their time expired. 

We'll wrap up our coverage next week on Regional Radio, leading up to the Tuesday election.

You can hear the candidates' forum in its entirety at dewittdailynews.com and find the link to the forum at the top of the homepage.