Highland City Open Space Steering Committee

WE NEED YOUR INPUT! THIS DEFINITELY WILL AFFECT YOU! This volunteer committee consisting mostly of open space residents is different from our little neighborhood project group. This committee has been formed by the city through active volunteers to represent the 18 open space developments in the city. It is identifying and working on resolving the concerns and needs in the 18 open space developments. We need itemized information to give to our representatives on the committee to present at the meeting in two weeks, Monday, June 7th at 6:00 p.m. In order to get through all of the developments, time has been set aside at this meeting to briefly present concerns and items for each. There will also be a public comment time at the end of the meeting. Please pass any comments along by responding to this email so that they can be itemized in our presentation to the committee ( openspace@q.com ). You can also contact your city volunteer representative directly.
o Chamberry Fields – Kristi Vick, kvandkv@msn.com (801) 492-0112
o Highland Hills – Carol Kounanis kounanisce@hotmail.com (801)592-2750 or Doug Ybarra doug.ybarra@pearson.com (435)602-0782
o Mercer Hollow – Doug Cunningham, douglastc@yahoo.com (801)216-4144
• Items identified by the Open Space Steering Committee needing attention/resolution –
o Budget – clearly delineating where the $20 maintenance fee paid monthly to the city is used. Also defining open space, city space, native vs. landscaped, parks, etc.
o Restructuring/rewriting the Open Space Agreement and Application
o Improving communication to open space residents
o Orphan parcels – what to do
o Possible lease of open space
o Trails: connections/safety
o Fencing ordinance
o Resident input – wants, ideas, concerns, etc.