Watch The Waters
By Sherry Lynn Gros for the Highland Park Review 02/24/2025 Optimist Lake at Milkhouse Creek in Mobile AL was destroyed in August of 2021 by someone closing the standpipe during the height of Hurricane Ida in August 2021. *In the…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Original Update January 6, 2025 From: Sherry Lynn Gros, President, Highland Park Community Association Oct. 2019 – Present Today is my 65th Birthday! My life has not been boring. I am grateful to God, family, and friends who have come with…
WE DID IT WITH 200 SIGNATURES TO CITY HALL — UPDATE ON REZONING AT THE PARK
UPDATE: January 9, 2025 UPDATE: Congratulations, everybody. YOU DID IT! WE DID IT together! I received THE call telling me the good news from Councilman Woods right before lunch. My follow-up letter to him says: Dear Mr. Woods, I was so…
Like it or Not – AI is Here To Stay
BY SHERRY LYNN GROS January 25, 2025 Smart Cities aka surveillance cities are here to stay. The Unified Code of Development adopted by Mayor Sandy Stimpson (2022) and the DDD (Downtown Development District) move Mobile into this brave new world.…
ARE THEY STEALING YOUR LAND
BY SHERRY LYNN GROS for THE HIGHLAND PARK REVIEW December 31, 2024 Happening now at Highland Park Community Association in Mobile AL. HPca is being denied a permit to repair our pavilion roof by City Attorney Ricardo Woods and being…
Focus Groups to Begin at Optimist Lake Pavilion
by Sherry Lynn Gros for The Highland Park Review ATTN: Highland Park Homeowners – February 15, 2025 – Noon – 7151 East Lakeview Dr – Under the Pavilion – RSVP to admin@highlandparkcommunityassociation.com PART 1 Key Discussions for Highland Park Subdivision…
THE PLAN TO RESTORE OPTIMIST LAKE MIGRATORY BIRD PATHS AND WETLANDS 2024
By Sherry Lynn Gros for The Highland Park Review Restoring the Dog River Watershed: A Community Effort Highland Park Subdivision, along with the Highland Park Community Association (HPca) and Optimist Lake at Milkhouse Creek, is situated in the Dog River…
WHAT’S NEXT FOR HPca and Optimist Lake
For The Highland Park Review by Sherry Lynn Gros November 21, 2024 Remember: My original complaint as a concerned waterkeeper was the dewatering of Lake Optimist without a permit. On multiple occasions in 2019, random persons from Lake View West…
Did You Know? The Black Bear: Alabama’s State Mammal! Here in Highland Park!
By Sherry Lynn Gros, for The Highland Park Review November 8, 2024 Did you know that black bears are the State Mammal of Alabama? There is no open season for hunting black bears in Alabama, and it is illegal to…
A Commitment to Community Resilience: Reflections on Highland Park’s Journey
By Sherry Lynn Gros for The Highland Park Review October 20, 2023 Mobile, AL EDITORIAL On this day, five years ago, I stepped outside, greeted by a beautiful Sunday morning, ready to attend church. What awaited me was not merely…