public area improvements

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Cornwall Square Park
Former HBP VIC Chairwoman and Past President of the Highlands Garden Club, Marcia Shaya designed the Cornwall Square Park in 2004. Members of the committee named the park and HBP purchased the signage and paid for the pavers ($5,000) The labor was performed utilizing a Sponsor Agreement formed with Frank Rahm Landscaping valued at $6,000 to renovate the park.

Highlands Bulkhead Welcome sign
The Highlands Bulkhead Welcome sign located at Linden Avenue and Highway 36, was originally built in 1994 with grant money ($14,000) from the NJ Department of Community Affairs Neighborhood Preservation Program (NPP) in conjunction with residents, town officials and sponsors such as JCP&L and D&J Dock Builders. The land that the sign sits on is owned by Dr, Marc Gelbar and was leased to the Borough for $1. Click here to see groundbreaking.

Miller Hill Terrace
The Miller Hill Terracing Project was also designed by HBP, VIC Chairwoman Marsha Shaya in 2006. The original proposal was modified by former Mayor Rick O;Neil increasing the project to include a substantial amount of Miller Hill Welcome Sign

labor and materials. HBP formed a 3-year Sponsor Agreement (2006, 2007 & 2008) with Frank Rahm Landscaping to complete improvements valued at $18,000. In 2009, the Borough assisted in the clean up and fence replacement to improve the terracing. HBP erected the welcome sign to Miller Hill. Irrigation will be installed for 2010 to complete the beautification, A Highlands Garden Club member graciously mows the grass on Miller Terrace and Cornwall Square (Thanks Tony!),

The Highlands Business Partnership's Visual Improvement Committee (VIC) has made many public area improvements.
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Cornwall Square Park Former HBP VIC Chairwoman and Past President of the Highlands Garden Club, Marcia Shaya designed the Cornwall Square Park in 2004. Members of the committee named the park and HBP purchased the signage and paid for the pavers ($5,000) The labor was performed utilizing a Sponsor Agreement formed with Frank Rahm Landscaping valued at $6,000 to renovate the park. Flowers, plants and trees were donated by the Highlands Garden Club and the Shade Tree Commission. In 2008, the Garden Club added irrigation. This collaborative effort has made a very positive impact to this public area. Click here to see before and after photos. Click here to review supporting documents.

	Highlands Bulkhead Welcome sign The Highlands Bulkhead Welcome sign located at Linden Avenue and Highway 36, was originally built in 1994 with grant money ($14,000) from the NJ Department of Community Affairs Neighborhood Preservation Program (NPP) in conjunction with residents, town officials and sponsors such as JCP&L and D&J Dock Builders. The land that the sign sits on is owned by Dr, Marc Gelbar and was leased to the Borough for $1. Click here to see groundbreaking. The original sign boards were wooden and were repainted annually to advertise generic information. This was paid for maintained by NPP through 1996, Highlands Chamber of Commerce in 1997 and 1998 and then by the Highlands Business Partnership since 1999. In 2000, the welcome sign began to split and the lower sign boards began to deteriorate. HBP replaced and expanded the sign boards with new signs using vinyl lettering to advertise our annual events and sponsor information/logos. ($2,500). In 2005, HBP replaced the paver walkway and added a knee-wall in front of the bulkhead sign. The original pavers were sunken and cracked causing a major safety hazard to pedestrians. This improvement was made utilizing the 2005 Sponsor Agreement with Frank Rahm Landscaping valued at $6,000. In addition, HBP paid for repairs on the split and footings of the sign in 2002, 2004 and 2006 valued at $3,000. The base of the lighthouse on the original sign completely rotted away and was no longer repairable. In 2008, the HBP, VIC worked with local sign companies and artists to create, build and install the newly erected welcome sign ($19,500).

	Miller Hill Terrace The Miller Hill Terracing Project was also designed by HBP, VIC Chairwoman Marsha Shaya in 2006. The original proposal was modified by former Mayor Rick O;Neil increasing the project to include a substantial amount of labor and materials. HBP formed a 3-year Sponsor Agreement (2006, 2007 & 2008) with Frank Rahm Landscaping to complete improvements valued at $18,000. In 2009, the Borough assisted in the clean up and fence replacement to improve the terracing. HBP erected the welcome sign to Miller Hill. Irrigation will be installed for 2010 to complete the beautification, A Highlands Garden Club member graciously mows the grass on Miller Terrace and Cornwall Square (Thanks Tony!),

	Veterans & Huddy Park The Highlands Business Partnership has provided the annual funding for the seasonal flowers and plants in Huddy and Veterans Park as well as the street containers through the efforts of their Visual Improvement Committee. Initially, the planters were maintained by a landscaper and became very costly. It is estimated that $5,000 per year was expended by HBP to purchase flowers for Spring, Summer, Fall, and the greens for Winter and Holidays. This did not include the labor charge from the landscaper. Members of the Garden Club and former presidents such as Anne Terhune, Jamie Terell and Marcia Shaya attended some of the HBP Visual Improvement Committee meetings to assist the HBP VIC with design input. In 2002, the Highlands Garden Club under their new leadership, was seeking ways to expand their programs. The HBP formed a partnership with the Highlands Garden Club by where HBP would purchase all seasonal flowers from the Garden Club for a small profit in exchange for their tremendous labor efforts and manpower in planting the containers and beautifying the public area spaces. This partnership helped in their fundraising initiatives for their annual plant sales and to further the park enhancements. It also saved HBP a great deal of money for landscaping expenses. The initial gardens in Huddy and Veterans Park were funded by HBP and today they are still nurtured and cared for by the hard working volunteers of the Highlands Garden Club. Now, we all reap the benefits.
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