ABINGTON AREA JOINT

Mission

THE ABINGTON AREA JOINT RECREATION BOARD (AAJRB OR "ORGANIZATION") WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE GOVERNING MUNICIPAL BODIES OF CLARKS SUMMIT BOROUGH, CLARKS GREEN BOROUGH, GLENBURN TOWNSHIP, SOUTH ABINGTON TOWNSHIP AND WAVERLY TOWNSHIP ON JANUARY 1, 1972. THE MISSION OF THE AAJRB IS TO DEVELOP PLANS FOR ACQUISITION, DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION OF REGIONAL RECREATION AREAS AND FACILITIES; REVIEW THE NATURE AND SCOPE OF EXISTING RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND ACTIVITIES; AND ASSEMBLE DETAILED INFORMATION RELATIVE TO VARIOUS SITES, ETC. THE ORGANIZATION IS ALSO AUTHORIZED TO UNDERTAKE SPECIFIC PROJECTS INCLUDING SITE ACQUISTION, CONSTRUCTION AND FINANCING OF NECESSARY FACILITIES AND THE OPERATION WHEN SPECIFICALLY AUTHRORIZED TO DO SO BY THE JOINT CONSENT AND APPROVAL OF THE PARTICIPATING MUNICIPALITIES. IN CONNECTION WITH THIS MISSION, THE AAJRB MANAGES AND DEVELOPS THE ABINGTON AREA COMMUNITY PARK (ALSO KNOWN AS "HILLSIDE PARK"), WHICH INCLUDES THE HILLSIDE PARK COMMUNITY CENTER.

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