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Highland Park New Jersey - Mayor Foster Looks Ahead to 2024 10 January 2024 ( news )
Highland Park , state New Jersey ( By Press Release office)
Jan 10,2024
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Excerpt from Mayor Elsie Foster ' s
State of the Borough Address
Delivered Tuesday January 2 , 2024
As we have begun this new year , we have a few top priorities:
We are going to continue to offer our support , guidance , and feedback as the Super Fresh grocery store gets settled in Highland Park . And part of that support will take the form of a Supermarket Advisory Committee . I welcome community members to serve on this committee; please contact our Public Information Officer , Harry Glazer , if you are interested .
We are eager to see the completion of the Highland Park Public Library’s renovation projects , which has been made possible by a Construction Bond Grant for renovations , which also includes a complete interior redesign , as well as new lighting , furniture , and technology infrastructure upgrades , this should be completed by spring 2024 .
The library is also undertaking further renovations , which is funded by a generous grant by the Kushner Legacy Project and by supporter donations . These improvements will include meeting room upgrades and the installation of an Exterior Porch on N . 6th Avenue .
We will be devoting a lot of time to advance the Redevelopment of Our Downtown , following the plans we put together over the past few years .
This will be done with considerable input from the public .
This plan calls for significant changes to properties on and around lower Raritan Ave , in the interest of creating more jobs , a greater variety of housing stock , and a broader diversity of businesses on our main street .
To accomplish these aims , we will be working with
· the Economic Development Team in Middlesex County ,
· along with our representatives in Trenton
· and Washington D . C ,
to take advantage of funding opportunities and partnership possibilities .
At the same time , we remain focused on enhancing the quality of life in Highland Park , by creating more options for recreation , exercise , and community activities . We will be developing a unified river trail and improving our open spaces and pocket parks .
With the help of the NJ State Dept of Transportation , we will address an area of Upper Raritan Ave that has a significantly high rate of accidents .
We will also advance the vision of creating a true Town Square , by moving ahead with the plan to close a portion of the block on South 3rd Ave near Raritan Ave .
In all this work , we continue to invite public feedback and whenever feasible , we seek to incorporate your ideas into the plans .
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