UPDATE: Friday, August 18, 2023 Kinnison Excavating has been hard at work, and continues to make great progress. We’re pleased to share the highlights from the past week (week of August 14th): Project Highlights: Kinnison Excavating focused their efforts on the storm sewer replacement along the curb lane of northbound Far Hills, between Greenmount Boulevard … Continued
Kinnison Excavating finished demolishing the existing home at 1313 Far Hills the week of July 31. They then began with performing small excavations along Far Hills Avenue, Dellwood Avenue, and in the parking lot on the south side of OHS/OJHS to verify locations of utilities that the new storm sewer pipe will be crossing. Kinnison … Continued
At the August 7 meeting, Oakwood City Council conducted a public hearing and approved a resolution to allow Oakwood residential and small business electricity customers to “opt-in” to the Miami Valley Communications Council (MVCC) electricity aggregation program. Those Oakwood customers that choose to join the MVCC aggregation program on an opt-in basis will receive the … Continued
Over the past several months, the city has received input from the Oakwood community and the general public on possibly converting Five Points from a traditional signalized intersection to a roundabout. Some of the input supports the roundabout alternative, and some opposes it. Through the input process, many questions have been asked. The city has … Continued
At the August 7 public meeting, Oakwood City Council will consider a resolution to authorize and direct the city manager to submit a grant application to the Ohio Department of Transportation for construction of a roundabout at the intersection of Far Hills Avenue (SR 48), Oakwood Avenue and Thruston Boulevard often referred to as Five … Continued
Kinnison Excavating has scheduled the demolition of the primary structure at 1313 Far Hills Avenue for Friday, July 28. The south parking lot at OHS/OJHS will be closed from 7/31 through 8/9. Crews will begin clearing brush and trees between the parking lot on 7/31 and will begin excavation on 8/1. The 100-Block of Dellwood … Continued
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 2023 Citizen Police Academy (CPA) is full and no longer accepting applications. For additional information on the program, please contact Lieutenant Chuck Balaj at (937) 298-2122. Oakwood Public Safety Department Attn: Lieutenant Chuck Balaj 30 Park Avenue Oakwood, Ohio 45419
