Old Orchard Neighborhoods Association Current News and Projects

OONA has been talking with AT&T and First Energy about removal of the utility poles in Goddard field as part of the Historic Front Yard Plan. OONA is hoping this can happen in conjunction with the Bancroft Street reconstruction project. JOIN OONA today to help fund this and other neighborhood initiatives.

Thanks to Kay Bennett for collecting and reporting neighborhood street flooding data to the City….and councilman Tom Wisniewski for advocating on the neighborhood’s behalf. The city will now be cleaning out the storm sewer intakes on the blocks most impacted. Also as part of the Brancroft Street reconstruction the storm sewer WILL NOW BE UPGRADED from 24 inches to 60 inches to increase capacity. JOIN OONA today to help fund this and other neighborhood initiatives.

OONA has been envisioning ways to enhance our neighborhood with Gateway Pillars. The concept shown was prepared as an idea of what is possible. In the coming months we will be investigating the cost and feasibility of this idea. JOIN OONA today to help fund this and other neighborhood initiatives.

Great news for Old Orchard and The University of Toledo! Plans to enhance UT’s Historic Front Yard north of Bancroft have been well received by the members of the University’s master plan team! The conversation is beginning on how Old Orchard Neighborhoods Association (OONA) and UT can work together to design and execute more purposefully greenspace. Thanks to OONA’s leadership in designing concepts, meeting with the University and advocating for more beautiful neighborhood!