OTENA General Membership Meeting/Public Meeting with ODOT February 10, 2010 7:00 pm

president | January 30, 2010

OTENA General Membership Meeting February 10, 2010 with Leslie Montgomery, P.E. Project Manager, ODOT. Information to be presented will include urban avenues plans, sidewalk (s) and caps. The Olde Towne Quarter Business District Economic Development will be looked at in regards to how urban avenues and sidewalks may/may not affect the plan.
Tim Hill will also [...]

Olde Towne East Block Watchers

president | January 24, 2010

                                           

 Block watch groups are concerned citizens who have organized
 with the CPD Community Liaison Section and have decided to use
 problem-solving to better the neighborhood.
 They decide that the neighborhood is not going to be a place that allows
 criminal activity.  They consciously decide to look out for one another,
 just like in the “good old days”, and work to reduce [...]

MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY EVENTS JANUARY 18, 2010

president | January 15, 2010

COLUMBUS, OHIO MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY EVENTS:
• The annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Breakfast begins at 7:30 a.m. in the Greater Columbus Convention Center, 400 N. High St. The Rev. William J. Shaw, past president of the National Baptist Convention USA, is the keynote speaker. Tickets are $35 and must be bought in advance at [...]

Meeting with ODOT looks promising

president | January 11, 2010

Olde Towne East Neighborhood Association  (OTENA) representatives and the I- 70/71 Corridor Project committee met with ODOT on January 11, 2010 to discuss revised construction plans and designs.
 
ODOT stated they intend to honor the design elements and enhancements outlined in a March 2009 letter, and have every intention of working on a neighborhood-friendly design plan.
 
In [...]

ODOT has chosen to apply design standards to city streets that are more suitable for high-speed highways

president | January 6, 2010

Tim Hill, ODOT’s administrator for Environmental Services, sent OTENA a letter in March 2009, which binds ODOT to specific project commitments that mitigate the negative effects of the I-70/71 project on our neighborhood.
Our neighborhood is upset that ODOT, with the support of the Federal Highway Administration has stripped many trees from the project due to [...]

ODOT RENEGES ON THEIR PROMISIES

president | January 5, 2010

The Olde Towne East Neighborhood Association (OTENA), a Section 106 Consulting Party for the I-70/I-71 project, is very disappointed with Nancy Burton’s statement and ODOT’s position as aired on WSYX ABC 6 during the six o’clock news on January 4, 2010. The news segment covered the pending 70/71 South Innerbelt Corridor project through Olde Towne [...]

Olde Towne East and the Near East Side to be Cut-Off from Downtown, Again?

president | January 4, 2010

Olde Towne East and the Near East Side to be Cut-Off from Downtown, Again?
 
Columbus, Ohio—Residents and business owners in the Near East Side are very concerned with the revised plans for the Interstate 70/71 corridor project and the pending decisions by the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT). Olde Towne East, and particularly the Parsons Avenue [...]

Renew your OTENA membership now and receive CORE Fitness

president | December 28, 2009

 

OTENA and CORE Fitness have teamed together!

 
 
When you renew your 2009 OTENA membership between December 28, 2009 and January 18, 2010,  you will receive one month of FREE membership to CORE Fitness located at 63 Parsons Avenue! 

 
It’s easy! Visit http://oldetowneeast.org/join-otena/ to renew your membership, or send a $15 check to OTENA, PO Box 7016, Columbus, 43205. When you receive your receipt through [...]

Wishing everyone safe and happy holidays

president | December 22, 2009

 
                                                                                                                                               
                   Wishing everyone safe and happy holidays
            The Olde Towne East Neighborhood Association
 

Nationwide Children’s Hospital and OTENA

president | December 18, 2009

  
The Olde Towne East Neighborhood Association had the privilege of presenting an Award of Appreciation to Angela Mingo, Director, Community Relations (right) and Carla Fountaine, Community Relations Specialist (left) of Nationwide Children’s Hospital for their ongoing support and community partnership with OTENA.