How a Toledo Mom Stopped a Destructive Road Widening

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By Angie SchmittMar 27, 2017, 1:03 pm159 pts
Back when the city of Toledo launched a plan to widen Secor Road between the suburb of Ottawa Hills and West Toledo, Dana Dunbar had no experience as an organizer. But the project didn’t sit well with Dunbar, a long-time area resident, small business owner, and mother of two. The plan was to add a lane to…

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