Art for the Park Recap

This week, the Greater Belhaven Foundation and Belhaven Garden Club raised almost $17,000 for our three Belhaven Parks! Big thanks to our Friends of Belhaven Parks and Garden Club volunteers, especially Leslie Agostinelli, Erin Doctor, Miriam Fair and Andrea Alabejovic for all their hard work! Check out photos from the event here!

Let us know how you’d like to see these funds put to work by completing this parks survey. 

Missed Art for the Park? Make your contribution to Belhaven’s Parks here!

New Playground Equipment installed at Laurel Street Park!

Thanks to funds raised from 2022 Art for the Park, GBF and Friends of Belhaven Parks have purchased and installed multiple brand new pieces of playground equipment at Laurel Street Park! Stay tuned for an official ribbon cutting for these new pieces along with a lemonade and cookie party to celebrate!

Historical Preservation Restoration Initiative

We saw a tremendous response to our fundraising efforts for historical preservation efforts in the neighborhood- in particular the repair of our brick historical pillars. The Greater Belhaven Foundation is currently working to use these funds to first survey the condition of all existing pillars in the neighborhood and use these findings to then work with high-quality brick mason contractors in order to repair and fortify these beautiful and unique historic pillars! We are also working to reinstate the historical marker that was damaged on Peachtree and add additional markers to the neighborhood. Would you like to suggest a location for a potential future marker? Let us know! 

A huge thank you to the donors to the Historic Preservation Restoration Initiative!

David Pharr Julie Lord Susan Garrard Mary Kay Kimble Susan Warren Erin Hicks Lydia West Margaret Cupples Arden Barnett Jason Agostinelli Daniel Hise Andrew Kronfol David Blount Steve Holloway Chaz Lindsay

Maggie Brown Gayle Entrekin Andrew Canter Janine Bucley Robert Fortenberry Virgi Lindsay Ryder Taff Kim Zachow Kathy Waring Virginia Munford Stevie Phillips Christopher Garness Elaine Joya Sara Kathryn Wellman William Wymond

Stacy Underwood William Osborne Robert Smith Rodney Clement Beth Graham Laura Morgan Laine Dalrymple Richard Key Mary Micheal Lindsay Ellen Treadway Walter Boone Martin Street Heath Jordan Libba Wilkes

April Yard of the Month

Congratulations to neighbor Scott Lee of 1709 St. Ann on being named this month’s Yard of the Month! 

Yard of the Month is selected by the Yard of the Month committee and is determined based on the following criteria. 

• Curbs, driveway, and walkways are edged and cleaned regularly

• Yard is mowed and edged regularly

• Flower beds are weeded, mulched, and shrubs are trimmed regularly

• Yard is free of debris and clutter

Want to nominate someone for next month’s award? Let us know! 

May 11 Riverside Cleanup Day

It’s a (Riverside Dr) Party! The Greater Belhaven Foundation is committed to the maintenance and preservation of what we believe is now the city’s most beautiful thoroughfare, Riverside Drive! 

Join us on May 11th for a morning  to clean up and celebrate Riverside Drive. Our main goals for the day are to weedeat overgrown medians, blow out and bag curbs, and pick up trash. We will begin at Wells APAC for coffee at 8:00. GBF will provide safety vests, work gloves, trash bags, and some working tools. Please, please, please bring the tools you have!! Weed eaters, blowers, roundup, trash pickers, or even a lawn mower!

Can’t make it to the cleanup day? Consider a contribution to the Riverside Keepers - an initiative dedicated to sustaining the ongoing maintenance of Riverside Drive. 

Being Belhaven Art Series kicks off May 18th with Shakespeare in the Park!

May 18 Shakespeare in the Park

RSVP here for Performance 1 from 11:00-12:00

RSVP here for Performance 2 from 2:00-3:00

Renters and Rental Property Owners in Greater Belhaven

Being a rental property owner in a historic district requires ongoing proactive maintenance, attention, and care. Whether properties are well-maintained and tenants are thoughtfully chosen bears a significant impact on our overall neighborhood climate, culture, and the determination of surrounding homeowner’s property values. Operating as a creative, historic and mixed-income neighborhood is one of our greatest sources of pride, and the maintenance of rental properties play a huge role in our ability to keep the neighborhood attractive. If you are a renter or a rental property owner, Greater Belhaven Foundation urges you to educate yourself on the rights and responsibilities that come along with these roles and consider the neighborhood as a whole when making decisions about purchasing rental property, maintaining  your rental property, selecting tenants, or when choosing to live as a renter in the neighborhood.

All rental properties must be registered with the City. Rental properties are subject to the same requirements for renovations as owner-occupied properties within the historic district and must receive a certificate of appropriateness from the Historic Preservation Commission in order to make exterior renovations. Additionally, the City of Jackson requires all rental property owners to hold a business license in order to operate rental properties and apply for a rental certification from the City. Other requirements for rental properties in Jackson include:

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