What/who is OTORA (Old Town Orcutt Revitalization Association)?

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          OTORA is a nonprofit organization of volunteers who love Old Town Orcutt. Our mission is to continually improve the economic, social, cultural, and environmental vitality of Old Town Orcutt. We strive to interpret and preserve the past while ensuring quality design for the future, with a comprehensive plan to promote and restore the commercial district.       
          OTORA was founded in 2003 by a forward-thinking group of community members who respected the town’s history and charm and wanted to ensure its future survival and potential as a pedestrian-friendly place of retail, eateries, and commerce. Thanks to the passion and efforts of this diligent group, the Santa Barbara County Streetscape Plan was adapted and approved in 2006. You may view the plan for Old Town Orcutt via the link provided on our website, OTORA.org. Since then, OTORA’s efforts have resulted in additional parking, landscaped bulb-outs at intersections (making the streets more aesthetic and safer), trees lining the town, the large mural and town clock (next to the 76 Station), park benches, bike racks, trash receptacles, and most recently, the inception of our very own monthly Summer Farmers’ Market! All these improvements (other than the parking/bulb-outs) have been funded through community donations/efforts.
Here's what OTORA is currently working on:

- Meeting with Santa Barbara County with the hope of adopting the new medians at Clark Avenue and Hwy 135. Our goal is to landscape and maintain them, creating a beautiful entry into Old Town Orcutt,
- Replacing the monument sign that was damaged in a collision at the west side of town,
-Planting a new tree outside of Old Town Market.
Please visit our website, OTORA.org, to learn more about OTORA!