Getting Started

Our petition was presented to the Highland City Council Tuesday, August 4th, and we had a good turnout representing residents from the Chamberry Fields and Highland Hills developments. Issues requiring immediate attention addressed in the petition included:

• Ithica Dr. Park near completion then "let go" with dying trees, no grass, and lots of weeds
• Poor maintenance of island to Chamberry development
• Missing sod on parkstrips entering open space trails
• Dying grass entering park just east of Ithica
• Poorly maintained grass along trails, primarily Westfield Road trails
• Weed field at entrance of Highland Hills extending to Athena Park
• Chronic flooding in Athena Drive Park
• Incomplete resolution of flooding north of Athena Drive Park
• Missing letters on Highland Hills development entrance sign
• Dead and dying trees throughout the development

Issues to be addressed in the future included:

• Open space park on north-west corner of Lausanne and Ithica, open space trails throughout Chamberry Fields development, and any other un-landscaped areas not yet prepared
• Lack of deciduous and/or evergreen trees and shrubs along Westfield Road entrances to the Highland Hills development
• Lack of trail or sidewalk in Argo Circle park for school children and access to playground

From this point the mayor, city council, and planning commission will take a few weeks to review the information. We are requesting that our developments open spaces be placed on the city council agenda within 6 weeks. Currently the planning commission has all of the information presented to the city council and will be reviewing it also. We are hoping to be on their next meeting agenda. In addition to this, we are requesting meetings with the mayor and city administrator where we hope to review the information, establish an action plan, and set up some work sessions and/or neighborhood meetings.

The Highland City Council meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. The Highland City Planning Commission meets every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month. Meeting agendas, council members, and commission members contact information can be found at the Highland City website: http://www.highlandcity.org/.

We hope to utilize this blog to keep everyone informed of the progress that is occuring in regard to our petition and open space development improvements.