Kinnison Excavating has begun mobilizing to Oakwood for the Far Hills Storm Sewer project. A tentative schedule for the next couple of weeks is as follows: Wednesday, July 19 – Friday, July 21: Kinnison mobilizes to Oakwood. Prep work such as utility marking, tree marking, construction staking/surveying, staging materials, and equipment. Wednesday, July 19 – … Continued
City leaders and elected officials welcomed around 80-90 people at our first open house event on June 14. Participants who attended the event could stop at various stations to explore, ask questions and share input about a possible roundabout design at the Five Points intersection. Linked below is a video from the open house event … Continued
The Special Olympics “Flame of Hope” passed through Oakwood on Thursday, June 22. Chief Hill, Detective Ballinger and PSO Payne participated in the torch run that started at the Centerville Police Department and travelled north on State Route 48 ending at the Dayton Police Department. The Torch Run travels through 150 Ohio communities creating awareness and … Continued
The city will conduct three open house events to present information about the traffic signal system study, and in particular about a possible roundabout design at the Far Hills Avenue, Oakwood Avenue and Thruston Boulevard intersection, often referred to as Five Points. The open house events will take place in the Great Room at the … Continued
An information mailer linked below is being delivered to every residence and business in Oakwood with an invitation to three open houses that will be held to get citizen input and feedback. Five Points Open House Information Mailer
The project was successfully bid and is awarded to Kinnison Excavating. We anticipate that Kinnison will begin moving project materials and equipment into Oakwood in late June with construction beginning in July. Work will continue through the summer and fall months.
From the June/July Oakwood Scene newsletter: A large storm sewer replacement project will be completed on Far Hills Avenue at Greenmount Boulevard; on Dellwood Avenue from Far Hills Avenue to E. Schantz Avenue; Forrer Boulevard from Far Hills Avenue to E. Schantz Avenue; and along a section of Devereux Drive north of Forrer Road. Construction … Continued
Late last year, the city of Oakwood commissioned a traffic signal study with the primary purpose to develop a long-range plan for major capital improvements to Oakwood’s traffic signal system. The ultimate goal is to create a plan that provides for the safest and most efficient movement of vehicles, pedestrians and other non-vehicle traffic through … Continued
The Oakwood Public Safety Department, along with police departments throughout the region, are continuing to investigate a significant increase in car thefts. In 2022, the Safety Department received 20 stolen vehicle reports. In comparison, the Safety Department responded to and took two stolen vehicle reports for all of 2021. Thus far in 2023, the Safety … Continued
In 2010, CenterPoint (formerly Vectren) began a project to replace all of the underground natural gas distribution pipes and home service lines throughout Oakwood. Each year, CenterPoint worked in different Oakwood neighborhoods installing new polyethylene pipes in place of old steel and cast-iron pipes and moving indoor gas meters to outside wall locations. The map … Continued
