Highland Park has had emergency managers and the public schools were
taken over by the state. The problems of Highland Park - and many other
Michigan cities - illustrate the need for our new government to develop
innovative plans to finance local government and local schools. There are, however, two historic neighborhoods in Highland Park with potential to
attract residents. If commuter rail service to Pontiac is reestablished, there could be a stop in Highland Park was their was when the Grand Trunk ran the commuter trains.