- Use of City as land trust to conserve property/prevent development
- Affordable housing-program facility
- Northwest corner of Far Hills and Schantz
Recreation and Open Space (11)
- Acquire additional recreational facility/land (Old River) (3)
- Expansion of recreational facilities (2)
- Develop master plan for recreational facility enhancements
- New, centrally located OCC facility needs to be built to serve all of Oakwood residents
- Additional recreational facilities (expand OCC)
- City should obtain a permit and use right to use NCR playing field
- Improved recreational facilities
- Identify more green spaces and make them more “user friendly” to the younger population
Infrastructure (9)
- Infrastructure (7)
- Increased attention/expenditure on infrastructure
- Develop a plan and pay for the update of the total aging
Sugar Camp and Other NCR properties (9)
- Purchase Sugar Camp (4)
- Development of NCR for condos, businesses, and green space
- Acquire NCR properties adjacent to City
- City should buy and develop Sugar Camp and northwest corner of Schantz and Far Hills
- Development of Sugar Camp in a respectable manner
- Sugar Camp and its future
Housing (8)
- Making housing options for seniors available (2)
- Small, but attractive and upscale housing for seniors
- Increasing housing stock/options for seniors and ‘empty nesters’
- Work with seniors to keep them in Oakwood
- Development of senior resident condos
- Try to develop housing for ‘empty nesters’ such as Lincoln Park
- Development of land to increase housing
Business Areas (5)
- Redevelop Park Ave and attract specialty shops or one of a kind retail, not Wal-Mart, to help increase revenue (2)
- Continued support of the business district
- Active role in solicitations of desired businesses and restaurants
- Appropriate business development of NCR property
Image of Oakwood (4)
- Oakwood’s image needs to be made more accurate; not snotty and uncaring people, we are a community who cares but you hear about “lobster fest” with sneers
- Some sort of tolerance/communication program for the City
- Perimeter planning of the City, including Sugar Camp, NCR-UD, and Kettering
- Create entryways into the City on major streets
Schools (3)
- High school campus improvement
- Work with the schools hand in hand on improvement and maintenance of current facilities and programs
- Restore and improve facility of education
Pursue Efforts with the University of Dayton (3)