On April 11, 2024 Carol Collins became the longest serving city employee in the history of Oakwood at 49 years, seven months and 23 days, and on August 19, 2024 Carol reaches the amazing 50-year milestone. Carol joined city staff on August 19, 1974 after graduating from The Ohio State University. She served as City … Continued
Construction work will begin on Tuesday, July 2 on the Far Hills Avenue Resurfacing project. The project involves resurfacing the entire 2-mile length of Far Hills Avenue (SR 48) through Oakwood. The project will take about three weeks to complete and includes milling of the existing asphalt pavement surface and placing a new asphalt roadway. … Continued
Rumpke Waste and Recycling recently announced the expansion of their acceptable items by adding hard-to-recycle plastics as part of the Hefty® ReNew™️ Program. The city of Oakwood collects recyclables weekly from residential households and delivers them to the Rumpke material recovery facility for sorting and eventual conversion into new materials. The Hefty® ReNew™️ Program allows … Continued
Project Highlights: 1313 Far Hills Avenue (Vacant Lot): The lot at 1313 Far Hills has been advertised for sale. Details may be found at the following link: 1313 Far Hills for Sale Upcoming Work: Devereux Drive Concrete Roadway: Crews will be on site tomorrow morning, Friday, June 28, to begin pouring the concrete roadway. Pouring the … Continued
The Oakwood Public Safety Department is accepting applications for our 2024 Citizen Police Academy (CPA). The CPA will consist of a ten-week curriculum from September 4, 2024 through November 6, 2024 educating the participants about the functions of the Oakwood Public Safety Department. Classes will be held from 6:30 pm to 8:45 pm every Wednesday … Continued
Project Highlights: Storm Sewer Work on Forrer Boulevard: Kinnison has successfully installed the storm sewer system from Far Hills to E. Schantz. Despite several heavy rainfall events in recent months, the new system has performed exceptionally well, preventing sustained ponding in previously problematic areas throughout the project corridor. 1313 Far Hills Avenue (Vacant Lot): As … Continued
Project Highlights: Storm Sewer Construction on Forrer Boulevard (Phase 3): Kinnison Excavating crews have completed the majority of storm sewer construction along Forrer Boulevard, from Far Hills to E. Schantz. We anticipate that construction of the sewer main will be completed by the week of May 13, weather permitting. Upcoming Work: Reconstruction of Devereux Drive: … Continued
Oakwood’s family festival, ‘That Day In May’ will be held on Saturday, May 18. Please plan on attending this year’s festival which promises to be packed full of fun activities and events for the whole family! Visit https://oakwoodohio.gov/that-day-in-may/ for a schedule of events.
The city of Oakwood recently published the 2023 Annual Report. The report highlights the major events of the previous year and provides information about each of the city departments, the public services provided to the Oakwood community, and community projects and issues. 2023 Oakwood Annual Report
Project Highlights: Storm Sewer Construction on Devereux Drive: Kinnison Excavating crews have completed the majority of storm sewer construction along Devereux Drive. This includes the main trunk line and most “branches” leading to storm sewer inlets along the road. Backfilling with gravel was completed last month. Devereux Drive remains closed to through traffic as we … Continued
