The Clinton Community Council will discuss upcoming comprehensive plan meetings with Island County and preparations for the September community picnic at its 6 p.m. Monday, July 27 meeting.

The council is a non-elected, volunteer group dedicated to revitalizing and representing the unincorporated area of Clinton. Meeting nearly monthly for more than a year, the group has considered several projects and launched the Clinton Community Picnic, which will return Sept. 12 at Dan Porter Park.

Island County is in the process of updating its comprehensive plan, the guiding document for growth and development as well as conservation. Being an unincorporated area, Clinton’s future is largely directed by the comprehensive plan. Community input is needed to shape the document, and meetings between Clinton residents and county planning staff are tentatively scheduled for the fall.