Our Story
We operate the administrative wing of the nearly 100 year old Highland Park Community Association in Mobile, AL. We are an Incorporated Nonprofit Association.
We operate under the Code of Alabama, Title 10 — CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS. Chapter 3 — NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS with special emphasis on The Clean Water Act of 1972, plus our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws filed with the Mobile Judge of Probate County Courthouse.
According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, our reservoir was constructed in 1937 for erosion mitigation and recreation. Because the dam and spillway were built over a navigable stream, these are public waters under the Alabama State Constitution. As multi-jurisdictional waters, they are subject to local, state, and federal laws that work in tandem to protect public access for fishing and recreation on Milkhouse Creek in perpetuity.
We firmly oppose the efforts of developers, real estate agents, and others who seek to encroach upon this land or engage in the ‘administrative land theft’ observed over the last decade. We stand vigilant against asset strippers and corporate raiders. The HPCA remains committed to the letter of the law, holding this ground to secure and defend public access to Milkhouse Creek.
HPca, Inc is responsible for two parks and a 25 acre lake known as Optimist Lake on the Milkhouse Creek part of the Dog River Watershed. Optimist Lake is a multi-million dollar asset with 12 natural springs (counted to date) that recharge the wetland area, and three easements. HPca, Inc supports “Responsible Watershed and Lakeside Management” since 1967. HPca sponsors the Highland Park Review newspaper and The Highland Park Community Gardeners group. HPca, Inc is environmentally conscious, protective, proactive, and defends this civic-greenspace, birdsong sanctuary with every legal tool available. #UpholdTheLaw
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