West Side News & Notes
By Pam Lifke
Open house scheduled for
Copley land-use plan
COPLEY — Copley Township residents are invited to an open house to learn more about and give their input on the township’s comprehensive land-use plan.
The open house will take place June 21 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Copley Community Center, 1278 Sunset Drive.
Township Administrator Peggy
Spraggins said this is a good opportunity for residents
to learn about the different components of the plan,
including land use, natural resources, septic systems,
the Joint Economic Development District
agreement with Akron, community character and quality
of life issues.
Members of the Steering Committee,
the Technical Assistance Committee, trustees and township
department heads will be available to answer questions
and to listen to residents’ comments and concerns,
Spraggins said.
There also will be displays of
photographs taken by the Steering Committee that represent
the best and worst of land use in Copley, along with
information about what the new requirements for septic
systems entail, Spraggins added.
Each Copley resident should have
received a four-page survey on land use in the township
with the most recent issue of the township newsletter,
Copley Connection. Residents who did not receive the
survey can get a copy of it by visiting the township’s
Web site at www.copley
.oh.us. The survey is under
“Comprehensive Land-Use Plan” on the Zoning
page.
Each person attending the open
house will receive a free water bottle while supplies
last, Spraggins said.
Copley trustees request liquor
license hearing
COPLEY— At a June 5 special
meeting, the Copley Township Board of Trustees requested
a hearing on a liquor license application by Johnny
Js Pub.
The pub has requested a D-5 liquor
license that would allow it to serve on the premises
spirits, wine and beer until 2:30 a.m. The pub would
be located at 620 Ridgewood Crossings Drive in a shopping
center off Ridgewood Road on the old Highlander Golf
property.
The hearing date and time have
not been set.
The board also approved purchase
of $10,600 of software and hardware, including a new
server from Amos Data Systems. The new software and
hardware will update the township’s computer systems
to be compatible with the new 800 Mhz radio system approved
earlier in the year.
Township Administrator Peggy
Spraggins also said the board has put on hold its search
for a new fire chief. She said the board thought Assistant
Fire Chief Jim Rogers was doing a good job and felt
no pressure to make a decision quickly. She said she
expects the board to take up the issue again at the
end of July. Rogers has been acting as fire chief since
former Fire Chief Todd Chambers retired in March.
The board’s next regular
meeting is set for June 25 at 7 p.m. at the Copley Township
administrative offices, 1540 S. Cleveland-Massillon
Road.
WHNO, Sommerville to
host meeting about gangs
WEST HILL — The West Hill
Neighborhood Organization (WHNO) and Akron City Council
President Marco Sommerville (D-Ward 3) invite residents
and neighbors to a general West Hill neighborhood meeting
spotlighting “Gang Culture — Recognize the
Signs.”
The meeting will take place June
19 at 6:30 p.m. at Church of Our Savior at the corner
of Crosby Street and Oakdale Avenue.
Akron Police Officer Don Schismenos
will offer a presentation on gang culture and how to
identify gang members as well as signs of gang activity.
A question-and-answer period will follow.
This is the first of a series
of neighborhood meetings that will be co-sponsored by
Sommerville and the WHNO, according to Jane Startzman,
president of the WHNO. The meetings will spotlight various
concerns and topics relevant to the West Hill area.
For further information, call
Startzman at (330) 990-5263.
— By Stephanie Kist
Harvest for Hunger breaks
all-time record
AKRON — The Akron-Canton
Regional Foodbank is celebrating the most successful
Harvest for Hunger Campaign in its history, according
to agency officials.
In 2007, the local campaign raised
enough food and funds to provide more than 3.5 million
meals to men, women and children in need in Northeast
Ohio.
The 2007 awards ceremony took
place June 12. A special award was given to FirstEnergy.
Since 2001, FirstEnergy employees have donated more
than $1 million to various food banks in their service
areas through the Harvest for Hunger program.
The Harvest for Hunger Campaign
takes place every year from March 1 to March 31 and
is coordinated locally by the Akron-Canton Regional
Foodbank.
For more information, visit www.akroncantonfoodbank.org
or contact Leslie Letner at (330) 535-6900, ext. 237,
or leslie@ akroncantonfoodbank.org.
— By Stephanie Kist
Red Cross plans special
June events
GREATER AKRON — The Summit
County Chapter of the American Red Cross will host three
special events this month.
On June 21 from 5:30 to 8:30
p.m., there will be free appetizers, live music, raffles,
contests, giveaways and more on the patio of Fleming’s
Prime Steakhouse, 4000 Medina Road in Montrose. All
money raised will directly
benefit the Summit/Portage and Wadsworth Red Cross,
according to agency officials.
On June 23, an International
Flea Market will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at
501 W. Market St. This event will help raise money for
Red Cross International Services. The set-up time is
8 a.m., rain or shine. Vendors are welcome. The vendor
fee is $15 to bring your own 15-by-9-foot table, tent
or booth, or $25 for the Red Cross to provide a table.
Admission and parking are free,
and the event is open to the public. Concessions will
be available throughout the day.
On June 24, Red Cross Day will
be celebrated at Canal Park, with a game time of 2:05
p.m. as the Akron Aeros take on the Bowie Baysox. The
first 1,000 guests through the gate will receive a Red
Cross-Safe Kids seat cushion. There also will be interactive
safety education booths, games and raffles on the concourse
throughout the day, as well as a chance to meet Frank
Stams from the Cleveland Browns.
In addition, through June 25,
anyone who registers to donate blood through the American
Red Cross will be entered automatically into a weekly
sweepstakes for a $500 gas card.
Local Red Cross officials declared
a blood emergency June 11, when the agency had only
a two-hour supply of O Negative, a 12-hour supply of
O Positive, a 17-hour supply of A Negative and a 22-hour
supply of A Positive and B Negative blood types.
Blood donors must be at least
17 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in general
good health. For information on blood drives, call (800)
448-3543 or visit www.Red
CrossDonor.org.
— By Stephanie Kist
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