Highland Park
The village incorporates approximately 3,000 acres of land and two lakes, Lake Amoret and Lake Easy.
Incorporated: 1927
Size: 3,000 acres
Population: 273
Website: www.highlandpark-fl.org/
Government: Three commissioners manage the government. The mayor is selected by the commission. Commissioners serve three-year terms, with one member elected annually. Elections are held in April. None is paid. They meet at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of every other month, beginning with January.
Commission: Mayor Mark Smith, 863-676-2695; Commissioners Brian Updike, 863-676-8068 and Brian MacCurrach, 863-676-8321.
Budget: $395,613
Property tax rate: $9.97 for each $1,000 of taxable value.
Village Manager: Brian Updike, 863-676-8068 and 863-455-6518
Law enforcement: Polk County Sheriff's Office, 863-298-6200
Fire: Lake Wales Fire Department, 863-678-4203
Electricity: Progress Energy, 800-700-8744
Water: Village of Highland Park. Contact the town clerk for information.
Recreation: 18-hole golf course
Public schools: Lake Wales High School, Edward W. Bok Middle School, Polk Avenue and Hillcrest Elementary schools, operated by Lake Wales Charter Schools, and McLaughlin Middle School, operated by the Polk County School District.
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