Highland Park Mayor Favors Keeping Park Signs Bronze

By Josh Hickman/Contributor

During a brief study session on Sept. 16, the Highland Park Town Council brainstormed the burning issue of park signage.

The existing markers, often bronze plaque-style signs, were assessed, and possible new paths forward, featuring block, stone, wood, and other durable mediums were speculated upon.

“My suggestion is to go with bronze, like the existing ones, to be consistent,” offered Mayor Will C. Beecherl. “They’re actually bigger than you think when you get up to them.”

There are eight official parks listed on the town website’s interactive parks map, though, of course, smaller green spaces exist, such as Dyckman Park, Lockhart Park, and tiny Bartholow Square, perhaps Highland Park’s smallest park.

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