News & Updates
Toddler Playground Fundraiser in Full Swing!
If you love to see young families sharing in happy, healthy outdoor play, please donate!
Looking Back: HSPI had a busy 2023
In case you missed it: HSPI had a very challenging 2023. Thanks to many hard-working volunteers, we accomplished a great deal. We’re taking a moment to review before we face whatever 2024 will bring.
Wayne Avenue Traffic Safety Coalition: Community Update
WATSC recently held a media event at Ghostlight Coffee. It was attended by business and education leaders, City of Dayton commissioners and staff, Dayton traffic engineers, and concerned neighbors. We commemorated the loss of Jennifer Johnson, struck and killed by speeding driver at Wayne and Clover.
Excellence in Preservation Award 2023 goes to Burgess and Jeanine Gow
Preservation Dayton, Inc. chose Burgess and Jeanine Gow as the recipients of their Excellence in Preservation Award 2023 to recognize and celebrate their historic preservation work in the landmark neighborhood of Historic South Park, Dayton, Ohio.
How to Buy an Abandoned Property
Is there a vacant, blighted house on your block that you want to rescue from abandonment but can’t reach its owner? If it’s tax delinquent, the Montgomery County Depositor Foreclosure program can send it to auction. Learn how it works.
New houses, townhomes and flats coming to South Park
Developers plan to build 63 flat units, 15 townhomes and 10 single-family homes just east of the Flats at South Park. Attend Plan Board meeting July 10 and 11 to ask questions, share concerns.
Emerson Academy submits plan to solve years of traffic headaches on Hickory Street
Update: Members who attended our June 27 meeting asked Emerson Academy to submit a different idea, one they previously considered, using Buckeye Street and the current bus turnaround for private vehicle access.
Trash pick-up switches to Tuesdays
Beginning the week of March 27, 2023, most South Park garbage will be collected on Tuesday, not Wednesday.