Editing Hillcrest Heights, Florida (section)

==Government==
Hillcrest Heights has a town council made up of five members including a mayor and vice mayor.<ref name="Town Commission">{{cite web
| url = https://www.census.gov/popest/cities/tables/SUB-EST2009-04-12.csv
| title = Town Commission
| access-date = September 17, 2010
| publisher = Town of Hillcrest Heights
}}</ref> The town does not have a city manager and is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the town. Police services are contracted through the Polk County Sheriffs Office Department.<ref name="Town Commission"/> The town's annual operating budget is less than $100,000.<ref name="Community of Hillcrest Heights was founded during land boom">{{cite web
| url = http://www.newschief.com/article/20090412/NEWS/904129958?p=1&tc=pg
| title = Community of Hillcrest Heights was founded during land boom
| access-date = September 17, 2010
| publisher = News Chief
}}</ref> In the most recent 2009 elections, only the incumbent commissioners qualified and were elected by default.<ref name= "No Election In Small Polk Town">{{cite web
| url = http://www.theledger.com/article/20090224/NEWS/902240340
| title = No Election In Small Polk Town
| access-date = September 17, 2010
| publisher = The Ledger
}}</ref>

===Annexations===
Although the town is only {{convert|107|acre|km2}}, the residents and government of Hillcrest Heights have been aggressive in keeping the status quo in the town. Because of encroaching annexations by the City of Frostproof, the town is exploring the possibility of annexing Crooked Lake and nearby shores which would increase the size of the town to {{convert|6.7|mi|km}}.<ref name="City Considers Annexing Lake">{{cite web
| url = http://www.theledger.com/article/20080312/NEWS/803120320
| title = City Considers Annexing Lake
| access-date = September 17, 2010
| publisher = The Ledger
}}</ref> Although the annexation would not increase the population of Hillcrest Heights, it would help stop development of nearby areas. Many residents of adjacent [[census-designated place|census-designated place (CDP)]] of Babson Park, with a population of over 1,000 are also fearful of the Frostproof annexations, and the Babson Park Visioning Group is considering either incorporating the CDP or asking for annexation by Hillcrest Heights.<ref name="City Considers Annexing Lake"/>