With Akron set to receive $153 million from the federal American Rescue Plan by next summer, City Council is ready to pony up whatever it takes to curb gun violence.
Public Safety Chair Donnie Kammer invited Charles Brown, Akron s deputy mayor for public safety, as well as the highest-ranking officers in the Akron Police Department to brief lawmakers on current gun violence reduction efforts and what more is needed.
“For right now, this is a start,” said Kammer, who told public safety officials to come back in six weeks with a “wish list” of demands that need Council s budgetary approval.
“I’m scared to even think about what happens in six weeks when we reconvene, because we’ll be a couple weeks off of the Fourth of July and these individuals [committing gun crimes] just don’t care,” said Councilwoman Tara Samples.
Akron seeks to rezone, redevelop struggling Chapel Hill Mall
Updated Feb 08, 2021;
Posted Feb 08, 2021
The city of Akron is seeking to rezone the Chapel Hill Mall to allow for private redevelopment. (Robin Goist, cleveland.com)
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AKRON, Ohio – One year after Summit County began foreclosure proceedings against Chapel Hill Mall, the city of Akron is moving forward with plans to rezone the property with the hope developers can repurpose the mostly vacant structure and expansive parking lot.
City Council on Monday considered a zoning change for the mall at 2000 Brittain Road to go from a “retail business use district,” allowing for retail and residential use, to be a “unified planned development district,” which expands the zoning to also allow for some commercial use.