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 [...]

OTENA General Membership Meeting 01.13.2010

president | January 13, 2010

 
The January 2010  Olde Towne East Neighborhood Association General Membership meeting will be held Wednesday, January 13, 2010  starting at 7:00 p.m. located at the Columbus Public Health Building 240 Parsons Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43215 in classroom 119-C. 
Updates from the meeting between OTENA and ODOT  on Monday January 11, 2010 will be presented.
The community [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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.   

OTENA and Central Community House

president | December 17, 2009

This Holiday Season, The Olde Towne East Neighborhood Association had the privilege of donating  to Central Community House  a check to assist Central Community House with area families and residents needs during this holiday season. 

Annual Holiday Potluck 2009

president | December 13, 2009

 
OTENA presented our annual awards and “Volunteer of the Year” Awards at the annual potluck dinner on December 9, 2009. 
OTENA presented  the “One House at a Time” to four recipients.
North of Broad/Miami: The Cameron Family (Craig, Debbie & Craig Jr.)
South Of Main/South Ohio: Fiery Hayes & Elizabeth Dudley 
Central-West/South 17th: Ken Turner 
Central East/Champion: The Kurash Family (Stephen, Kimberly & Brad)
 
The “Volunteer of the Year” [...]

The 16th annual holiday home tour took place north of Broad in 2009

president | December 8, 2009

The 16th annual holiday home tour took place north of Broad in 2009. The tour started at Broad Street Presbyterian Church, to four historic homes on North Monroe; then, a stop at the renovated Lincoln Theater and a behind-the-scenes tour of the Columbus Jazz Academy. Other stops included the majestic Hardesty Home on Hamilton Park, [...]