West Side News & Notes
By Stephanie Kist
Board of Elections offers
voter registration
locations
SUMMIT COUNTY — The Summit County Board of Elections will hold open voter registration Aug. 10-11 and 13 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. throughout Summit County.
Voters must be registered by Aug. 13 to vote in the Sept. 11 Primary Election.
Voter registration is open to
all Ohio residents who are a U.S. citizen, will be 18
or older by Nov. 6, not incarcerated at a penal institution
for a felony conviction, not adjudicated incompetent
for voting purposes and not convicted a second time
of any provision of Revised Code Title 35.
Address and name changes can
be made by filing a new voter registration card with
the Board of Elections by the voter registration deadline.
Open voter registration locations
include:
• Acme Fresh Market No.
1, 1835 W. Market St. in West Akron;
• Henry’s Acme, 1525
S. Hawkins Road in West Akron;
• Maple Valley Branch Library,
1187 Copley Road in West Akron;
• Acme Fresh Market No.
10, 2226 State Road in Cuyahoga Falls;
• Natatorium, 2345 Fourth
St. in Cuyahoga Falls;
• Fairlawn-Bath Branch Library,
3101 Smith Road in Fairlawn;
• Acme Fresh Market No.
6, 3200 Greenwich Road in Norton;
• Richfield Branch Library,
3761 Grant St.;
• Bath Administration Building,
3864 W. Bath Road; and
• Copley Town Hall, 1540
S. Cleveland Massillon Road.
Visit www.summitcountyboe
.com or call (330)
643-5200 for more information, including other locations.
Library reopening Aug. 27;
social, preview planned
HIGHLAND SQUARE — The new
branch library in Highland Square, formerly the West
Hill Branch Library, will officially reopen Aug. 27
at 10 a.m. with a new name — the Highland Square
Branch Library.
The public is invited to preview
the new library, 807 W. Market St., Aug. 25 from 2 to
4 p.m. during an ice cream social. A ribbon-cutting
ceremony will take place at 1:45 p.m. Doors will open
at 2 p.m.
The new library is being constructed
in cooperation with the city of Akron, Albrecht Inc.
and FirstMerit Bank.
“This is another example
of how collaboration enhances the whole community,”
said Library Director David Jennings.
Expanded library programs and
services will include public
computers with Internet access, wireless Internet capabilities,
a designated teen area and children’s library,
a community room for use by nonprofit groups and organizations,
a small conference room and an outdoor reading garden
to be named in honor of Fred and Fran Albrecht.
The 12,000-square-foot structure
costs about $2.1 million and includes surface parking
spaces that will be jointly used by the library and
the adjacent retail properties.
For more information, call (330)
643-9091.
City, federal judges reach
accord
DOWNTOWN AKRON — At a July
6 meeting, federal court judges and Akron Mayor Don
Plusquellic discussed the future use of city-owned land
adjacent to the John F. Seiberling Building and Courthouse.
The parties agreed that any development
of the property would be undertaken on consultation
between the city and federal authorities and would combine
effective use of the property for the benefit of Akron
and its residents while ensuring the security of the
officials working in the Seiberling building and those
who come to the building and its office, according to
city officials.
To help resolve current security
concerns, the city has proposed to expand the existing
Super Block parking deck westward over Dart Avenue to
meet the immediate parking needs of additional employees
at the Akron Centre Complex on South Main Street.
The city has further agreed that
the new proposed office building that was to have been
built for Signet will not be built next to the federal
building. Akron will work with Signet officials to attempt
to stay in Akron.
City officials have indicated
they expect that during the next few months, representatives
from the city, the courts and the General Services Administration
will meet to consider development options in detail.
Doty joining Board of Regents
DOWNTOWN AKRON — Karen Doty,
director of law for Summit County Executive Russell
Pry, has taken a position with the Ohio Board of Regents.
Her last day on the job in Summit County is Aug. 5.
Doty, of West Akron, will serve
as general counsel to Board of Regents Chancellor Eric
Fingerhut. The Board of Regents is a nine-member board
created in 1963 to provide higher education policy advice
to the governor and general assembly. The board also
develops strategy involving Ohio’s public and
independent colleges and universities, advocates for
and manages state funds for public colleges, and coordinates
and implements state higher education policies.
“Working for the people
of Ohio and with Chancellor Fingerhut is a great honor,
and I look forward to assisting the Ohio Board of Regents
with its important mission,” Doty stated in a
press release.
Pry expressed his thanks to Doty.
“Karen Doty has provided
outstanding service and dedication to the citizens of
Summit County,” Pry said. “Her position
with the Ohio Board of Regents allows her to move forward
with her career and continue serving the citizens of
Ohio.”
Before joining former County
Executive James McCarthy in 2001, Doty was chief of
staff for former County Executive Tim Davis. She also
served in the Ohio House of Representatives for the
45th District from 1993 to 1996.
Doty also was a partner in the
law firm Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs in Akron.
She is a graduate of Old Dominion University and received
a law degree and master’s degree from The University
of Akron.
Pry plans to appoint a new law
director within the next few weeks, according to Jill
Skapin, director of communications.
— By Kathleen Folkerth
MOTL plans rally for
community safety
WEST AKRON — Mountain of
the Lord (MOTL) Fellowship will host its annual Violence
Free Zone (VFZ) Rally in
conjunction with the 24th Annual National Night Out
(NNO) Against Crime Aug. 7 at 6 p.m. The outdoor event
will take place at 1477 Copley Road.
The event is designed to heighten
crime, drug and violence prevention awareness; generate
support for local anti-crime programs; and strengthen
neighborhood spirit and police/ community partnerships.
“We believe that this year’s
event will be our largest yet for Akron’s west
side,” said Eugene Norris, pastor of MOTL. “Our
goal is to directly reach the residents and drive home
the true message of the VFZ/NNO. We want this area to
not only be violence- and crime-free, but to also be
free of drugs, ignorance and poverty as well.”
MOTL has partnered with area
businesses, churches and city officials to “Initiate
an Extreme Community Make-over” in the Copley
Road corridor, which is the theme for this year’s
event.
Free food, exhibitors, giveaways,
entertainment and a special appearance from rap artist
Kurtis Blow are highlights.
For more information, call MOTL
at (330) 873-9793.
Akron water, sewer bills have
new look, more details
GREATER AKRON — Water and
sewer bills issued by the Akron Public Utilities Bureau
have a new look.
The bureau provides water and
sewer service to almost 90,000 accountholders throughout
Summit County. The service area affected includes the
cities of Akron and Fairlawn and portions of Bath, Copley
and Cuyahoga Falls.
Akron’s Public Utilities
Bureau charges a water fee and a sewer fee based on
the amount of water a customer uses; this is calculated
in hundred-cubic-foot increments (CCF). The new bills
will indicate the price per CCF next to the measure
of units consumed each month and will itemize all fees,
including billing charges.
Questions or comments should
be directed to the Akron Public Utilities Bureau at
(330) 375-2554 or apubbilling@ci.
akron.oh.us.
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