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Were checked and updated 4/10/2013
Forest Park Block Watch
- Forest Park Block Watch Forum
The Forest Park Block Watch Forum is the place to post and discuss information concerning safety and security in and around Forest Park. (NOTE: Registration required.)
Northland Area Community and Business Organizations
- Northland Community Council (NCC)
The mission of the NCC is to represent and communicate the interests of the residents and member organizations to government officials, councils and boards. The FPCA was a founding member of the NCC in 1964 and is one of the 23 neighborhood civic associations and two service organizations represented on the Council. - (Facebook Page for ) Northland Area Business Association (NABA)
NABA is a nonprofit corporation formed to promote the interests of Northland Area business owners, managers and property owners; and to promote responsible revitalization of the Greater Northland Trade Area. - NABA State Route 161 Task Force
The NABA State Route 161 Task Force is a partnership of the Northland Area Business Association (NABA), the Northland Community Council (NCC) and other business and community leaders in the Northland area. - Northland Alliance
The mission of the Northland Alliance is to work with the private sector, community organizations and government to improve the Northland area. The alliance puts special focus on stabilizing the economy of the Morse Road corridor. - Columbus Chamber of Commerce
The Chamber’s mission is to lead and support economic growth and development for the Greater Columbus community. - Experience Columbus (Convention & Visitors Bureau)
Experience Columbus’ vision is to be the orchestrator of a unique, positive and unparalleled experience for any and all visitors to Columbus.
Northland Area Newspapers, Radio & Television Stations
- The Columbus Dispatch
- ThisWeek Northland
- WCMH-4 TV (NBC)
- WSYX-6/WTTE-28 TV (ABC/FOX)
- WBNS-10 TV (CBS)
- WOSU-AM FM 89.7 News (NPR)
- WOSU-TV Channel 34 (PBS)
Local Weather
City of Columbus
- City of Columbus Home Page
- City Attorney
- City Call Center (“3-1-1”) Home Page
- City of Columbus – For Residents
- Dept. of Development – Code Enforcement
- Fire Department
- “My Neighborhood” Interactive Map
- Northland Development Standards
- Northland Plan Vol. 1 – Vol. 2
- Police Department
- Recreation & Parks
- Refuse Division – Trash, Recycling, Yard Waste, Bulk Pickup Information (Forest Park trash day is “Ruby”)
- Dept. of Transportation: PavingTheWay.org
Area Schools
Franklin County, Ohio
- Franklin County Home Page
- Franklin County Auditor – Homestead Exemption
- Franklin County Engineer
- Franklin County Recorder
- Franklin County Sheriff
- Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio (SWACO) County Landfill/Recycling
State of Ohio
- State of Ohio Home Page
- Ohio Attorney General – Consumer Complaints
- Ohio Department of Health
- Ohio Department of Public Safety
- Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) – District 6
- Ohio Office of Homeland Security
- Ohio Secretary of State
- Ohio State Highway Patrol
Local Resources
- Better Business Bureau (BBB) of Central Ohio
- Columbus Metropolitan Library
- Community Mediation Services of Central Ohio
- Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA)
- Capital Area Humane Society
- HandsOn Central Ohio
- LifeCare Alliance “Meals-on-Wheels”
- Metro Parks
- Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC)
- OSU Extension – Ohioline
- United Way of Central Ohio
- VOICEcorps Reading Service for Visually Impaired
- YMCA of Central Ohio – North Branch
Utilities Serving Forest Park
- American Electric Power (AEP) Ohio
- AT&T
- Columbia Gas of Ohio
- Columbus Division of Water Water & Sewer Services
- Insight Communications
- Time Warner Cable
- WOW! Internet and Cable
- Marathon Pipe Line LLC Pipeline Right-of-Way
- Office of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel
- Ohio Utilities Protection Service (OUPS) “Call Before You Dig”
- Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO)
Your Elected Officials/Information on Voting and Political Candidates
- Columbus Mayor Michael B. Coleman
- Columbus City Council
- Federal Representatives and Senators
- Franklin County Board of Elections
- Franklin County Consortium for Good Government
- League of Women Voters of Metropolitan Columbus – Civic Directory
Nearby Communities’ Web Sites
Safety and Security/Block Watch
- ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center (888) 426-4235
- Central Ohio Crime Stoppers
- Central Ohio Poison Center (800) 222-1222
- Columbus Department of Public Safety – Alarm Licenses
- Fireproof Records Center Confidential Materials Shredding/NCC Shredding Day Partner
- Mid Ohio Amber Alert (Facebok Page)
- National Crime Prevention Council
- National Association of Town Watch/National Night Out
- National Sheriff’s Assn. Neighborhood Watch Program
- Prevent Child Abuse America
Miscellaneous Links