Highland City Open Space Steering Committee

Last year Mayor Ritchie began an Open Space Steering Committee to research and propose solutions for individual open space neighborhoods. The committee has been working hard at creating and revising the Open Space Maintenance Agreement and has begun reviewing each of the 18 open space developments. Many issues and concerns have been addressed which include: homeowner improvements to immediate adjacent open space (Open Space Maintenance Agreement), trails, fencing, orphaned open space parcels, parks, and many other unique and individual concerns. Over the next few months these neighborhoods will be contacted individually and the committee is requesting comments/concerns and whether or not homeowners will be interested in utilizing the new Open Space Maintenance Agreement. The Open Space Maintenance Agreement allows residents to improve adjacent open space which has previously been designated as "natural vegetation". Many people call this "natural vegetation" weeds! The Open Space Maintenance Agreement does not pertain to property previously improved such as grassed open space and grassed park areas.

The Open Space Steering Committee is requesting your help. Please have a list of concerns/comments ready for your committee representative. Also, if you are interested in participating in the Open Space Maintenance Agreement, please let your committee representative know. While comments and concerns will be reviewed, the primary purpose of this neighborhood review is to evaluate the interest/participation in the Open Space Maintenance Agreement. Your Open Space Steering Committee representatives are: Highland Hills-Carol Kounanis, Mercer Hollow-Doug Cunningham, Chamberry Fields-Kristi Vick. You can send any comments/concerns to openspace@q.com and the information will be forwarded onto your representative or you can contact them directly.