In January, Highland's City Council unanimously approved a park use policy which created two types of parks: community parks and neighborhood parks. Under the new ordinance community parks, which could be used for sports, are now available to groups for a fee. (A proposed fee schedule will be presented to the City Council at a future date). The rest of the city's parks are now designated as neighborhood parks and could be used by younger local groups for recreational sports practices without a fee. Organized groups will be required to have insurance. That provision does not apply to unorganized groups.
PEPG representatives presented the preliminary findings of their study of city roads to the City Council on Jan 10. The study found that 18 roads need work which could include patching, crack sealing and seal coats. All roads would need seal coats. In response, the council approved up to $210,000 for road surface treatments and up to $50,000 for crack sealing on 6.15 miles of city roads.
The council met in a special session Jan. 17 to hear a presentation by Marlin Eldred on a proposed economic study. Eldred outlined the proposed study which would include a visioning process with a focus group made up of local stakeholders. Of greatest concern is that the majority of Highland's community—80 to 90 percent—is made up of housing. The study, if commissioned, should look at the best businesses to serve the community, he said. Eldred said that that in order for Highland to continue as a bedroom community, taxes would have to be raised sometime in the future to provide utilities services and maintain infrastructure needs. He recommended Highland City assess what kind of commercial development would work in Highland based on its ordinances.
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February 25, 2017, 3:25 pm
