Mayor on Duty
Tonight is the November meeting of the Highlands Town Board of Commissioners. It begins at 7 p.m. by way of Zoom. The Zoom information is on the town website (and pictured at the bottom of […]
Trash
Mayor on Duty
A picture is worth a thousand words, or at least 500. The photo of an overstuffed bear resistant garbage toter that was placed on the road Sunday afternoon illustrates a growing problem in Highlands. I […]
Mayor on Duty
Let me talk trash. Beginning this past Thursday our trash problems began. Town Hall staff received a high volume of calls from folks saying their thrash had not been picked up. Some callers said the […]
Lighting up Main Street is put on hold
Public Works Committee talks trash pickup The proposed lightning up of Main Street will not happen this year, so says Mayor Pat Taylor after a meeting with Town and Highlands Chamber of Commerce/Visitor Center staff […]
Mayor on Duty
I have been asked why the town wants to change the way residential garbage is collected. The old adage, ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” has been invoked. My response is that the way […]
Dumpsters ‘dumped’ due to overuse
Recycling will continue for now, but the convenience of dumping household trash in the Rec Park dumpsters is no longer an option. On Monday, Mayor Pat Taylor sent word that due to misuse and popularity […]
Town Board discusses Main Street aesthetics and bear problem at latest meeting
Things got a bit unorthodox in terms of procedure at the recent Board of Commissioners meeting on Oct. 18. It began when improving the aesthetics on Main Street was under discussion. Commissioner Eric Pierson said […]