Early spring is a magical time in Harper Woods. As the world around us begins to thaw, we begin to emerge from our warm homes to embrace the outdoors once again. The season symbolizes renewal, rebuilding and re-purpose, which inspires us to do the same. Like the season, our City is starting to come back to life and bloom once again! Although we have experienced a decline over the past decade, our local area is starting to experience its own renaissance. Our City Council-members are committed to discussing and planning ways to further encourage economic development and revitalization—instead of downsizing and cutting services as in the past. At the same time, we are seeing a rise in residential developments and the City’s population is growing too! Businesses are steadily moving into the area restoring vacant lots into thriving economic spaces. All of which brings value and new opportunities to our City. City Hall has been growing internally by updating its workforce with new employees. This change has allowed former tasks to be reassigned to younger workers that help lend a fresh perspective to city operations. It has also allowed the existing staff to focus better on their roles, while still ensuring everything gets done efficiently and effectively. In addition to economic development, it is important to develop our community as well. Connecting with your fellow residents is a wonderful way to strengthen the neighborhood. We’ve planned a range of events for you to engage in that include music, art, and culture. Along with events, our focus on refreshing and adding more spaces for our residents to enjoy allows us the ability to provide the perfect environment for community engagement. As we all begin to spring into action, we hope that you join us at our events, engage with our programs, and continue to support the neighborhood as we evolve and continue to grow!
— Harmony Skerritt, Parks & Recreation Department
(Published in the Spring 2025 Edition of The Insider).
