News & Updates
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.
A Smashing Success: 2023 Shakespeare, Murder Mystery, and on we go!
We’re so grateful for the many hard-working volunteers who bring us these amazing annual events! Shakespeare in South Park was a rousing success with A Midsummer Night’s Dream; The Murder Mystery Home Tour hit it out of the park with Trigger Mortis: A Gangster’s Revenge. And into fall/winter we go, with more events for South Park neighbors.
Trigger Mortis: The Gangster’s Revenge
The South Park Murder Mystery is back! On October 7th, take a guided tour through beautiful historic homes and solve a chilling 1930s murder case.
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.
South Parkers can spay/neuter feral cats for free
Thanks to a generous grant from Holly and Michael DiFlora, the Pet Advocate League (PAL) will fix your felines.
Playground Equipment Survey Results
Thank you for taking the Blommel Park new playground survey. Your choices have been tallied, and your top three recommendations have been sent to the City of Dayton Public Works for their consideration!