Getting Involved and Being an Informed Voter

As many of you are aware, elections for 2 Highland City Council positions and Highland City Mayor will be held on November 3, 2009. Early voting begins September 3, 2009, and the primary election will be held on September 15, 2009 for City Council only. This can be a very important election for our neighborhood as to how the Open Space Development agendas and parks are addressed. Many of the candidates are aware of the issues and concerns with Open Space Developments, and each has their own ideas for addressing these issues. Find out for yourselves and become informed. Make your vote count.

A "Meet the Candidates Night" will be held at Highland City Hall Thursday, September 3rd at 7:00 p.m. This will be sponsored by the Highland Elementary PTA. If you want to submit questions for the City Council Q & A debate portion of the evening, please email gina@highlandcity.org and she will add them to the list. If you cannot make this night to hear from the City Council candidates, you can contact Gina with Highland City and she can get you a recording on disk for review. The mayoral candidate debate will be held on October 22nd.

Two of the Planning Commission members are currently running for City Council positions. Brent Wallace, Vice Chairman, and Roger Dixon, Commissioner, have both been actively involved in addressing Highland Hills and Chamberry Fields Open Space and parks concerns. They both live in Open Space Developments. Brent has been very actively involved for implementing some vital changes for his neighborhood. Roger has some great ideas about forming a neighborhood Architectural Committee.

Each of the candidates will be contacted specifically about their ideas for resolving Open Space concerns and parks and a brief summary by the candidate will be placed on the blog for your review. There are many other issues in the city at this time and know that Open Spaces and parks are only a few. We are not supporting any particular candidate, but we are encouraging you to get involved, ask questions, and make an informed decision on your vote.