Visiting Columbus, Ohio!

On February 11th, Charles D. Hillman , Scott Scharlach and the wonderful team from Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority made an impact on our community. They hosted a delegation from Toledo to share with us about their experiences, before, during and after the planning and implementation stages of the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative.

It was a truly rewarding experience. Now we are coming back to town to apply what we have learned from our amazing neighbors!

Read the Working Group Reports!

Watch the VIDEO.

Thank you to all working group members who dedicated their time to the Junction-McClinton Nunn Choice Neighborhoods Plan. Their substantive work will heavily inform the final plan and lead to initiatives that will improve the Junction neighborhood for years to come.

A celebration was held in December to commemorate their work and build energy for the next steps of the Plan. View a gallery of event photos below and read every report on the presentations and documents page HERE

The Working Groups are officially WORKING!

The Junction-McClinton Nunn Choice Project Team has organized 9 working groups focused on important topics.

The 9 groups include:

  • Housing
  • Transportation
  • Human Development
  • Workforce Development
  • Open Space & Recreation
  • Public Safety
  • Health & Mental Health
  • Economic Development
  • Doing While Planning/Early Action Projects

Groups are made up of community leaders, local experts and residents. Over the course of the next few months, members will collaborate with their colleagues to come up with solutions that will address the challenges facing the Junction Neighborhood. Results will be released after their work is completed.

Please reach out to the team if you have any questions or comments!

Come to a Visioning Session in your neighborhood!

We need your feedback!

The Planning Team is beginning to lay out ideas for the Junction Choice Neighborhoods Plan and would like to hear what you think!

Like the ideas? Think we should move in a new direction? Whatever you think, we want to hear it!

Please attend a visioning meeting soon to provide input. Meeting times and dates will be posted here and you can also ask a resident ambassador, LMH staff person, or Junction Coalition staff person.

When we complete these visioning sessions, we will post the results here!

To view the presentation, click or tap here:

Visioning Workshop – August, 2021Download

For the McClinton Nunn Housing Workshop, click or tap here:

Replacement Housing Workshop – August, 2021Download

Thank you McClinton Nunn Residents!

On April 30th, 2021, residents of McClinton Nunn attended the first major planning event of the Junction-McClinton Nunn Choice Planning Process!

The event was a major success with residents coming together with community leaders to give input on the neighborhood and begin crafting the Junction Choice Neighborhood Plan!

A full report of the event with results and photos will be released in the coming days.

Check back soon for the report, info on future events, and everything else you need to know about the Junction Choice Neighborhoods Plan!

Welcome to the Junction-McClinton Nunn Choice Neighborhoods Plan Website!

Choice Neighborhoods Initiative is a tremendous opportunity to evaluate options that will improve the quality of life for Junction residents while creating a stronger, more connected community. The Plan will create strategies for greatly improving housing for current Junction residents while also bringing people together in a series of conversations aimed at building better and stronger local relationships, increased job opportunities and improved services.

We’re just getting started

Check back to this website regularly for information on the Plan, upcoming events, important documents and news on initiatives!

Garlic Parmesan Pasta

Ingredients

  • 120ml (1/2 cup) butter
  • 2 tsp. dried basil, crushed
  • 2 tsp. lemon juice
  • 1 1/4 tsp. garlic powder
  • 3/4 tsp. seasoned salt
  • 220g (8 oz.) fettuccine or angel hair pasta (cooked and drained)
  • 360ml (1 1/2 cups) broccoli floweretts (cooked tender-crisp)
  • 3 Tbsp. walnuts (chopped )
  • fresh, grated Parmesan cheese

Procedure

  1. Melt the butter in a large skillet.
  2. Add the basil, lemon juice, garlic powder and seasoned salt, blending well.
  3. Add the fettuccine, broccoli, walnuts.
  4. Blend well and toss to coat the fettuccine.
  5. After tossing, add fresh grated Parmesan cheese to top off the dish.

This article uses material from the Wikibooks article “Cookbook:Garlic Parmesan Pasta“, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Guacamole

Ingredients

  • 4 avocados
  • 2 tablespoons of pico de gallo
  • Juice of 1/2 lime
  • 2 chopped Jalapeño OR 2 tablespoons of crushed red pepper OR 1 tablespoon of cayenne pepper
  • 1 teaspoon of salt
  • 4 teaspoons of olive oil
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon of chopped garlic
  • 1/2 teaspoon of ground black pepper
  • 1 minced jalapeño OR 2 minced serrano chiles OR 2 tablespoon minced of any chile pepper like (adjust for spiciness)

Procedure

  1. Pit the avocados.
  2. Score avocado without cutting through the skin.
  3. Scoop out one avocado with a large spoon and place in mixing bowl.
  4. Add the lime juice and stir to evenly coat the avocados.
  5. Stir in the Pico de Gallo, garlic, oil, jalapeño, salt, red pepper, and black pepper, mashing and tossing the avocado pieces until thoroughly mixed.
  6. Then scoop out the other avocados and gently mix and toss in the larger pieces.
  7. The guacamole is the right consistency when more large pieces than mashed parts remain.
  8. Garnish with a sprig of cilantro.

This article uses material from the Wikibooks article “Cookbook:Guacamole“, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.