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HIGHLAND PK - The
Highland Park Revitalizatio
Committee was formed four
years ago to comb t deteriora-
. tion and to stimulate prcserva- .
tion, revitilization, developmen
and beautification of the city.
�ccording to Gerri Holt,
president and founde of the
committee, she began develop­
ing the idea of the sroup as she
atched the neighborhoods
deteriorate ince Diovina to
Highland Park in 1964.
Through research she. says
learned Highland Park use
to be one of th cle cities.
In the e early i9SO's Highl.nd
P k on natio�al cleadIiD
awards. I j
The committee, h IDa
gre t efforts ewer the four
years t.o the preservation and
recognition of historic homes in
the city. Parts of, or all of, 10
residential streets ere recently
nominated into the ational
Register of Historic Places.
There arc two historic districts
in Highland Park. I
McGregor Library d ru t
Federal Savings are included
among the residential homes in
the __ Highland Heights-Stevens
Subdivision.
The second district,
Me bury' Grove Lawn Sub­
� . ion. co' of residential
streets including parts of Moss,
Puritan, and Eason.
Two residential homes on
Second are also included in th
north-end s .
Holts s ys e coommittee
will pursue i ludi g 0 h�r
treets in Hi and Park in the
ational Regis er.
- She hopes the en re city
would eventu lly bel deemed
his oric. I
Hoi she researched the
hom in she arid her hus-
band�on uKmdP ,and
ound itto be the ome 0 the t-
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torney for om the street
later named.
Mulford Place is the small
curved treet off Glendale. Mul-
Cor.d also dona ed the small par
to the city.
The HPR C h-as bee in­
volved in nWDCfO commUnity
oriented projects OYer the years
to develop a better image of
. Highland Park, j.nc1udiDg par­
ticip tion in MichigaD Week
Heritage Day ctivities, and f:he
. Model T A niversary' at·t e. I •
Highland Park Ford plant he d
a coup e of years o.
� T -shirti were distributed by
. variou businesser and or­
ganizations .over th summer.
Some busine s involved in­
clu d: "Ivanboe Support
Keep H ghland Park CI�"
Sears S ports Keep Highland
Park CIean;" "Chrysler Sum>rts
Keep Highland Park Clean;"
and "Reggie McKenzie Sup­
port . Keep' Highland Park
Clean."
The committee bas also diI!
tributed trash bags to promote
and encourage residents to keep
the city clean. .
A monthly newsletter, the
HPtRC Newsletter has been
published informing the com­
muity of various developments
in the city. Th newsletter is part
of th new image committee.
. This committee will"be meeting
local businesses monthly to
develop strategies to pro Ole
their business and encour e
new business into the city. t
� elp I
� \re you a Vietnam eteran
in need of employment? Are
y u thinking bou a career
ch n e? Do you nee dditl nal
ill training. Can you inter­
vie mg ill and r me e
upgr ed? Are you . ob ready?
If you are havi g problems
ekin empl y ent the
Veteran Outreach enter f 0
Par can possibly help yo,.. .'
e have expert need coun-
'selor wh can provide vocat­
ional coun ling,' job develop­
ment career development/
plan�ing andl a i ance with- VA
ben fits.
For more . formation call
(313) 967..()()4().
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