About Us
The Friends of Higgs Beach is a 501c3 non-profit corporation, allowing it to solicit and secure private, corporate, government, and foundation funding for the improvement and enhancement of the Higgs Beach Memorial Park. The organization will also be able to assist in and/or present civic events and special community uses such as concerts, sporting tournaments, etc.
The 501c3 status also allows the group to serve as a fiscal agent for informal community groups wanting to organize and produce events and/or fund park capital improvements, such as the renovation of Astro Park, the children's playground.
The Friends of Higgs Beach have been working with the Monroe County Public Works department, under the direction of Dent Pierce. Projects completed or well on their way to completion include: patching of the seawall, installation of a security call box, the design and installation of a crosswalk and installation of a recycle center, all funded by the county's Tourist Development Council (District 1). The restrooms have been renovated to include windows for ventilation, new fixtures, painting and flooring, new cleaning system and repaired roof. The County is now soliciting bids for the resurfacing of the tennis courts (adding pickleball court lines too!) and shade structures for Astro City Playground.
If interested in supporting Friends of Higgs Beach and for more information on their efforts to improve the beach park, please contact Commissioner Carruthers' office at 305-292-3430.