Toledo District 5

03/03/2025

🌷Upcoming Spring Townhall Series with Council Member Sam Melden🪻

District 5 Residents & Businesses: Join Council Member Sam Melden and representatives from the City of Toledo for a series of townhall style meetings! Topics of discussion will include small business support, road construction, and updates to our local parks. Guests will also have an opportunity to ask questions that are important to them.

We hope to see you there!

11/08/2024

We were honored to have been joined by the wonderful students, teachers, and parents of Elmhurst Elementary at our last City Council meeting! The students wrote letters to advocate for new playground equipment at Elmhurst Park and we are SO excited to see this project completed.

Tonight at the City Council meeting, some of our Elmhurst Students, who wrote letters, got to see the next steps in the dream of a new playground, become reality.

The City of Toledo Council, with recommendation from District 5 Representative, Sam Melden, allocated and approved funds to partner with the Toledo Parks Department, Toledo Public Schools and Elmhurst PTA to make some major improvements to the park our students use daily.

Stay tuned for more updates and how you can help PTA fundraising efforts.

10/30/2024

2024 Leaf Collection begins on November 4!

Yesterday, we announced the start of this season's leaf collection on Monday, November 4th! If you live in zip codes 43623, 43613, or 43606, keep an eye out for the sign below on traffic signs in your neighborhood—it means our leaf collection crews will be in your area beginning Monday.

To help the process go smoothly, please rake your leaves to the curb and move any cars off the street before collection begins.

📲 Sign up for text alerts and get notified when our crews are on their way to your neighborhood! https://ow.ly/xxeo50TWjwr

10/25/2024

UPDATE: I-475 is now open.

I-475E east of the Secor on-ramp will be closed for an extended period due to a large diesel spill. Toledo Fire & Rescue Department is responding.

As of 2pm, the spill has been contained and will be cleaned up shortly.

We will share more information as it is available.

10/15/2024

Join City of Toledo Parks & Youth Services this Saturday at Ottawa Park for the Pumpkin Palooza!

What: Pumpkin Palooza
When: Saturday, October 19, 2:00PM-5:00PM
Where: Ottawa Park Open Air Shelter (2200 Kenwood Blvd.)

Children of all ages can participate in:
Trick-or-Treat Lane
Haunted Trail
Scarecrow Decorating Contest
Cookie decorating (while supplies last)
Fresh popcorn
Horse-drawn carriage rides
Teal Pumpkin Project
Games, activities, and more!

Don't miss out on all the fun!

10/02/2024

City of Toledo is hosting its final Clean Toledo Recycling Event of the season!

On Saturday, October 5 from 9:00AM-1:00PM at Ottawa Park residents of the City of Toledo are encouraged to bring items for recycling including:

• Tires: Up to 10 tires on or off the rim (no commercial tires) at a cost of $0.50 each.
• Bulky items and refuse: Air conditioning units, refrigerators/freezers, and large appliances.
• Cardboard, phone books, and newspapers
• Document shredding and recycling
• Electronic waste: TVs and CRT monitors.
• Household hazardous waste
• Paint and stains: Oil-based paints, stains, and latex paint.
• Packing styrofoam (No plates, cups, or other food-grade containers.)
• Residential yard waste: Sticks, branches, leaves, and grass clippings.
• Scrap metal
• Clothing and household goods
• Medical equipment: Accepted on October 5th.

Collection will take place in the golf course parking lot located at 2315 Walden Pond Dr. Please enter from Bancroft St.

For more information, please visit

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09/17/2024

Come out and help us make a difference! We're hosting a Community Cleanup event at Trilby Park on Saturday, Sept 21st, 2024 to give back to our community and keep our public spaces looking clean and beautiful. Let's make a difference together

09/17/2024

Join us in addressing the quality of life issues affecting the Trilby Park area! We will discuss the various issues our community faces, including neighborhood blight, crime, juvenile delinquency, and more. Be part of the solution – your input is needed!