Join us for Growing Your Kitchen Garden with Emily Grohovsky
Belhaven Town Center Terrace
June 4th 5:30-7:00
Space is limited! Register and Purchase Tickets HERE
Join the Greater Belhaven Foundation's "Love Your Haven" Beautification Committee and your neighbors for a special gardening event at the Belhaven Town Center Terrace on June 4th from 5:30-7 with Emily Grohovsky. Emily is a wife, mama to two boys and owner and founder of Cedar Hill Gardens, a custom raised bed garden design business in Madison which specializes in helping you learn how to grow food in your own backyard. This is a great opportunity to help jump start your summer gardening goals! Space is limited!
Tickets are $35 and include one seat for the seminar and one special cocktail from Goodbar. (Purchase tickets HERE) Looking forward to seeing you there!
Historic Preservation Restoration Initiative
We saw a tremendous response to our fundraising efforts for historical preservation efforts in the neighborhood.The Greater Belhaven Foundation quickly used these funds to repair the fallen pillar on Linden and order a replacement marker for the entrance on Peachtree and Riverside Drive.
Before, During & After
We are also pursuing a survey on the condition of all existing pillars in the neighborhood and plan to use these findings to repair and fortify these beautiful and unique historic pillars!
A huge thank you to all the donors to the Historic Preservation Restoration Initiative!
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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
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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
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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
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May Yard of the Month
Congratulations to neighbor Walker Dowell of 1518 Myrtle St. on being named this month’s Yard of the Month! On living in Belhaven, Walker says: “Belhaven is a great community with plenty going on. One of the neat things about Belhaven is how many people you’ll find on a walk at any given moment. Walks are great in Belhaven because of the variety of homes / yards you’ll pass in the neighborhood. It is fun to experience, and I hope I’m doing my part in adding to the quilt.”
The Yard of the Month is selected by the Yard of the Month committee and determined based on the following criteria.
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Curbs, driveway, and walkways are edged and cleaned regularly
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Yard is mowed and edged regularly
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Flower beds are weeded, mulched, and shrubs are trimmed regularly
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Yard is free of debris and clutter
Want to nominate someone for next month’s award? Let us know!
Being Belhaven Art Series Kicks off!
May 18th was a beautiful day in Belhaven Park. We saw over 250 attendants to the 2024 Shakespeare in the Park - a perfect kick off to our Being Belhaven Art Series.
Saturday, June 22
Belhaven Park
4PM- 8:30 PM
Join us for a great evening of talented and diverse local musicians! Bring your lawn chairs, blankets and coolers and set up for an evening with music and friends.
All are welcome, let us know if you are coming HERE!
Keith Haring Fitness Court coming soon to Belhaven Heights Park!
The Keith Haring Fitness Court is a project developed by the National Fitness Foundation in partnership with the Keith Haring Foundation. It is both a fitness court and an art installation. Jackson was selected by the Keith Haring Foundation as one of the national sites for the court in 2019. The court had to be funded by the community and the initial costs were covered by the Jackson Heart Foundation, The Community Foundation for Mississippi, Visit Jackson, EPS Energy and Trustmark National Bank. The project stalled during the pandemic. The original site was the pocket park on Woodrow Wilson across from Batson Children’s Hospital.
In 2024, the Greater Belhaven Foundation proposed relocating the fitness court to Belhaven Heights Park in order to link it with the Museum Trail and add to the park’s assets. Thanks to the work of our Ward Seven Councilwoman, Virgi Lindsey, the City and the National Fitness Foundation agreed to relocate the court to the park. The Greater Belhaven Foundation’s CID committee provided a design for the court in this new location which was subsequently accepted by the National Fitness Foundation. The addition of the fitness court to the park offers a significant tie-in with the trail and will energize the park as a center for the Belhaven Heights community. Recognizing the court also serves as a one-of-a-kind art installation complements the existing park and trail murals. Tentatively, the installation process is scheduled to begin in June and completed by the end of July.
Code Enforcement Update
If you see a property that needs to be addressed, call 311 or email it to director@greaterbelhaven.com and we will submit it to Code Enforcement for you!
Keep up with the status of properties that have already been submitted by GBF HERE.
Educate yourself by reading about the opportunities and expectations of property ownership in Greater Belhaven using the following resources:
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:
