Ward 1 – Akron City Council Monday night authorized the city to purchase a North Hill property that was a source of frequent resident complaints when it was operated as a bar.

     Ward 4 – Councilwoman Renee Greene is holding a special ward meeting to give Summit County Juvenile Court Judge candidates an opportunity  to address youth concerns and other community issues one week later than her normal first Tuesday meeting time.

     Akron City Council just eased the pain some small business owners may feel when traffic is averted from their establishments while city construction and public improvements are under way.

     Akron City Council Monday night asked the city’s Public Service director to look into ways to best provide low-cost snow removal services for low-income senior citizens this winter.

     Akron City Council last night sought to more clearly define and set rules for entertainment device arcades in the city.

     Akron City Council Monday night (Sept. 15)passed a resolution declaring Saturday, Oct. 25 as “Trick or Treat” night in the city.

     Akron City Council President Marco Sommerville offered a listening ear Monday night (Sept. 15) to a citizen group’s concerns about police force, and pledged to help find the answers that some hurting families are seeking with regard to deaths of loved ones during encounters with Akron and Summit County law enforcement.

     Ward 3 – Ward 3 Councilman and Akron City Council President Marco Sommerville helped to welcome the first resident of his ward’s new mixed-income housing development, Edgewood Village, Monday (Sept. 15) during its grand opening.

     Akron City Council Monday night passed legislation authorizing the city to establish a HUD-sponsored program in which it purchases foreclosed homes for $1 and resells those that are salvageable to low- to moderate-income families for affordable prices.

     For at least the next four months, Akron will be free of any new billboards while the city Planning Department and Planning Commission study tighter regulations on outdoor advertising.

     Akron Public School seniors with disabilities will have support from the city toward finding job training and meaningful employment, thanks to Akron City Council’s passage of an ordinance authorizing the city to partner with United Disability Services and other agencies to create a jobs program for physically and mentally challenged high school students.

     Akron City Council took time out of Monday night’s (Sept. 8) regular business to issue a proclamation to two young men who went the extra mile to help some of Akron’s school children.

     Take it from me: Dealing with death is not an easy thing.

     I see families in pain try to handle the passing of loved ones every day in my line of work outside of City Hall.

     Ward 4 – Akron City Council Monday night (Sept. 8) stood in unison against the renewal of a liquor permit for what residents and members of council have called a neighborhood nuisance.

     Voters of Akron will decide on Election Day whether or not the city will lease its sewer system to a private operator in order to fund scholarships for Akron high school graduates living in Akron.

      Akron City Council last night passed legislation authorizing the Mayor to apply for a $3 million Clean Ohio Revitalization grant from the Ohio Department of Development to aid in the cleanup and demolition of the former Goodyear Power Plant as part of the Goodyear Redevelopment Project.

     Residential property owners will be responsible for notifying new buyers or renters if the property was used as a methamphetamine lab under a new ordinance passed Monday (July 29) by Akron City Council.

     Akron City Council last night (July 7)passed a substitute ordinance authorizing the city to purchase for $6.75 million two properties in the Bath-Akron-Fairlawn Joint Economic Development District (JEDD) to aid in InfoCision Management Corp.’s $10.5 million expansion.

     Akron City Council is considering a proposed ballot issue which would allow the lease of the city’s sanitary sewer system to a private operator in order to finance scholarships for all Akron high school graduates.

     Akron is on its way to becoming the nation’s digital “Town Square” of the 21^st century, thanks to City Council’s passage of legislation authorizing the city to spend $795,000 toward the creation of a free wireless Internet access and universal connectivity center in Akron.

     Akron City Council is taking time to consider a proposed private redevelopment agreement in which Akron would assist in financing InfoCision Management Corp.’s expansion in exchange for more well-paying, full-time jobs for Akron residents.

     Akron City Council last night (June 23) passed a resolution urging the Ohio Department of Transportation to close the Wolf Ledges entrance ramp to the northbound Interstate 77 expressway.

     Akron City Council Monday night (June 16) passed an ordinance to increase the pay of the Akron Health Department’s transitional physician because he served above and beyond his contract duties.

     The owners of the Radisson Hotel Akron City Center have come back to Akron City Council with an offer of cash and parking spaces to settle the $2.5 million debt it owes the city.

     Members of Council, along with representatives from the city, business and civic groups braved the Tampa, Fla. heat to put Akron’s best face forward, and their efforts paid off.

     Akron City Council Monday night (April 21)passed an ordinance toughening the enforcement of nuisance violations in the city without any comments or further recommendations.

     After taking time to make sure a proposal to regulate scrap metal sales was strict yet fair, Akron City Council Monday night (June 2) passed a second substitute ordinance that seeks to ensure the legitimacy of scrap metal transactions.

     Akron City Council Monday night (April 21) passed a resolution urging the city to give careful consideration to plans to place pay phones near bus stops, claiming they only invite criminal activity in areas already plagued by crime.

     Akron is in the running to be named the 2008 All-America City, and members of Council, city officials, business and nonprofit leaders are heading to Florida to prove the city deserves the title once again.

     No deal, said Akron City Council to Downtown Hotel Co. Ltd. Monday night.

     Akron Mayor Don Plusquellic Monday (April 14) asked City Council’s Public Service Committee to take time to review and possibly comment on a proposed nuisance ordinance that toughens current nuisance laws and puts more enforcement control in the hands of the city’s Public Service Department.

     Akron City Council authorized the city to contribute $50,000 in grant monies toward the creation of a collaborative business plan for a proposed Akron Academic Health Center.

     After taking time to address questions over gymnasium space, Akron City Council Monday (April 14)night approved a Conditional Use to permit the construction of a 250,000 square foot East-Goodyear Community Learning Center.

     Akron City Council last night (April 7)gave the go ahead to Akron Public Schools to tear down Portage Path Elementary School in order to build a new Community Learning Center in its place.

      Akron City Council Monday night (May 12) approved two ordinances which allow for the environmental cleanup and demolition of the former General Tire plant at 99 Seiberling St. to make room for new Goodyear headquarters.

     At least one half of the people who attend events at downtown Akron’s Lock 3 Park will get some much-needed relief in time for the upcoming summer concert season.

     Akron City Council Monday night (May 5) voted to expand the annual Lock 3 Summer Arts Experience to include a supplemental Neighborhood Canvas Project for young artists who may not have been eligible to participate in the ever-popular arts program for Akron high school students.

     The Budget and Finance Committee of Akron City Council decided to take more time to consider a loan settlement offer made by Downtown Hotel Co., owners of the Radisson Hotel Akron City Centre.

     Akron City Council Monday night (April 28)passed a substitute nuisance ordinance which gives new nuisance law violators more time to comply, and adds graffiti as a public nuisance covered under the tougher ordinance passed last week.

     Akron City Council last night passed a resolution expressing support for Building Ohio Jobs, the $1.7 billion jobs stimulus package proposed by Gov. Ted Strickland.

            Akron City Council Monday night (March 17) approved two ordinances which move forward plans for the relocation and restoration of the historic Richard Howe House.

     Ward 5 –Kenneth L. Jones was sworn in as the new Ward 5 Councilman Monday night (March 3), after being chosen from of pool of nine applicants reviewed by Council’s special screening committee.

     Akron City Council Monday night (Feb. 25)approved legislation which would allow for renovations to Council chambers in order to broadcast committee meetings on cable television in the near future.

     Akron City Council passed a resolution expressing support for Issue 8, the .25 percent sales tax increase proposed by METRO RTA.

     Akron City Councilman Jim Shealey officially resigned as 5^th Ward Councilman, in order to immediately assume his new role as councilman at large.

     Akron City Council passed a resolution calling for a moratorium on home foreclosures and Congressional intervention to address the home foreclosure crisis that is crippling families in Ohio and nationwide.

     Akron, OH (Jan. 24, 2007) – Ward 5 Councilman Jim Shealey has announced that he will run for the At Large seat recently vacated by John Otterman, who resigned early this month to serve in the Ohio House of Representatives.

     Akron, OH (Jan. 16, 2008) – Two weeks after beginning his fifth term as Council President, Ward 3 Councilman Marco Sommerville has been named by the Joint Board of Review, the body that is overseeing Akron Public Schools’ $900 million city-wide Community Learning Center construction project, as its 2008 Chairperson.

     At Large Councilman John Otterman has resigned from Akron City Council as of Jan. 9 in order to replace his father Robert Otterman as the new representative of the 45^th District in the Ohio House of Representatives.

     The 2008-2009 Akron City Council announced this term’s committee assignments Monday night (Jan. 7), during the first official meeting of the year.