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MONDAY – July 15
Redevelopment Commission
6 p.m. Meeting
Town Council
6:30 p.m. Study Session
TUESDAY – July 16
Neighbors for Sustainability
6:30 p.m. Meeting
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Waterworks Board
6:30 p.m. Special Meeting
Sanitary Board
6:30 p.m. Study Session
7 p.m. Meeting
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WEDNESDAY – July 17
Plan Commission
6:30 p.m. Study Session
7 p.m. Meeting is Canceled
THURSDAY – July 18
Park Board
7 p.m. Meeting
Recycling
The Town of Highland provides curbside recycling every other Tuesday depending on where you live in town. Click here to download the 2024 Recycling Schedule. Tuesday pick-up will be changed to Wednesday, whenever the following holidays occur on a Monday or a Tuesday:
- New Year's Day
- Memorial Day
- Labor Day
All recycling should be at the curb no later than 6 a.m. and no earlier than 5 p.m. the day before collection is scheduled. Recycling and refuse containers should be separated by at least three feet and should be placed with handles nearest the residence.
Safe Disposal of Batteries
Lake County Solid Waste has suspended its battery drop off locations. The agency is asking residents and businesses to dispose of old batteries during designated Household Hazardous Waste days.
Highland's Summer Theater - Preview July 19
Disney High School Musical™ comes to life during Highland’s summer theater production! Troy, Gabriella and the students of East High must deal with issues of love, friends and family while balancing their classes and extracurricular activities. INFO: highlandparks.org
PREVIEW: 7 p.m. Friday, July 19 at Lincoln Center. Tickets are $5 – first come, first served (limited seating)
SHOW DATES: 8 p.m. July 25, 26, 27 and August 1, 2, 3 at Main Square Park Gazebo. VIP front row seating is $3 a ticket in advance at Lincoln Center or $5 a ticket at “door” – if available. All other seating is free.
Touch-A-Truck Event - July 26
Join us for a Touch-A-Truck event from 2-4 p.m., July 26 at America’s Antique Mall, 8311 Indianapolis Blvd. This free family-friendly afternoon allows kids – young and old – to climb on board and get behind the wheel of their favorite vehicle while meeting community heroes. Check out the police department’s new all-terrain four-wheelers, as well as SWAT vehicles, town fire trucks, public works rigs, tow trucks and more. INFO: (219) 237-2386
Expanded Restaurant Crawl - July 30
Highland Main Street has a plan to extend the fun of sultry summer evenings July 30, August 27 and September 24, closing Highway from Kennedy Avenue to Fifth Street to vehicular traffic on the last Tuesday of the month, beefing up the Downtown Restaurant Crawl by adding picnic tables and entertainment streetside. “We encourage Highland to spend time with neighbors, family and
friends downtown,” HMS President Rhonda Bloch said. “It’s a street
party that offers some of the best food in town.” Click for flyer.
Highland BBQ Festival - September 13-15
Save the date! You’re not going to want to miss this year’s Backyard BBQ Fest September 13-15 at Main Square Park. Come for the live music, beer garden, food and crafts. Stay for fan favorite carnival rides that are new to this year’s BBQ festival weekend. Click for festival flyer.
Highland dedicates its first baby box
Years in the planning, the Town of Highland dedicated and blessed Indiana’s newest Safe Haven Baby Box Friday at Fire Station #1, 2901 Highway Ave. “This baby box is a resource for saving the lives of our most vulnerable – our babies,” Highland Fire Chief Mike Pipta said. “That’s what this department and all First Responders we work with are about – saving lives.”
Hazardous Waste Day – July 27
Make your environment safer by bringing your batteries, cleaners, oils, solvents, poisons, gasoline, pesticides, antifreeze, mercury thermometers, thermostats and fluorescent bulbs to the town garage from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 27. ITEMS NOT ACCEPTED: tires, appliances, ammunition, explosives, medical/ radioactive wastes, asbestos, 30-gallon or larger containers. INFO: Call (219) 972-5083.
Reporting Leaks
Highland Public Works is asking residents to report any unusual puddling or wet spots in your front or back yard. If there has been no rain and water appears in your yard, please notify Highland Public works at (219) 972-5083 between the hours 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. If you need to report a leak after hours or on a weekend, call 911 and an on-call Town of Highland employee will be dispatched.