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The monthly meetings, held on the first Thursday of each
month at 6:00-7:30 at The Padua Center, are an opportunity
for the local Blockwatch and neighbors to come together to
develop strategies and plans for improving the neighborhood.
In June 2011 the neighborhood was renamed Kwanzaa Park. Two
large flower boxes have been placed at the corner of
Junction Street and Nebraska Avenue to welcome drivers on
those streets to Kwanzaa Park. After the September
Neighbors’ meeting some of the participants, including the
community police officers, planted flowers in the boxes. The
flowers were donated by The Andersons.
Kwanzaa Park is a neighborhood bordered by Dorr, Hawley,
Campbell and Brown Streets. The vision for the neighbors is
the driving force for activities in the neighborhood and
lays out a direction for change. It highlights the welcoming
climate, the park-like environment and the excitement of the
new neighborhood designation
The vision statement is:
Kwanzaa Park is a one-square mile neighborhood which
provides hope and energy to the City of Toledo. It has a
vibrant commercial district, will lighted streets, and green
space that sustain the park atmosphere. It is known as a
safe neighborhood in which all residents take pride in their
homes and help others when they are in need.
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