Akron City Council, Ward 3
Olin Clay
Personal information
Clay (I), 59, is single, has two children and six grandchildren and lives in West Akron.
Education
No information was provided.
Experience
Currently, compounder, PolyOne
Activities
Head coach, Akron Summer and Indoor Track
What makes you the best candidate for the position?
“Knowledge — Work
ethics — Belief in Community.”
Marco Sommerville
Personal information
Incumbent Sommerville (D), is married, has three children and lives in West Akron.
Education
Graduate, Buchtel High School
Attended, Kent State University (1970-73)
Graduate, Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, 1974
Experience
Currently, Ward 3 Akron City Councilman (1987-present) and Council president
Currently, president and chief executive officer, Marco Sommerville Funeral Services
Formerly, manager, Pernel Jones Funeral Home Activities
Trustee, Downtown Akron Partnership
Co-chair, Akron-Summit County Library 1999 Levy Campaign
Member, Board of Trustees, Akron/Summit Convention and Visitors Bureau
President, Akron, Bath & Copley Hospital Districts
Member, Leadership Akron, Class of 1992
What makes you the best candidate for the position?
“Councilman Marco Sommerville has many political accomplishments. He fought to re-instate EMS service out of Akron’s Fire Station No. 4 which served many senior citizens in the area. His stance on revitalizing the community is unmatched. His efforts helped to replace a dilapidated Lane School building with new homes. Sommerville took the lead on making the Springhill Apartment Complex, which was one of the city’s worse and is now a model that other cities might follow. It was his gift to bring people together that the Balch Street Fitness Center is a reality today. He has even worked to see that a neighborhood would not be without a local supermarket. He has worked with Akron’s mayor and other city council members on projects too numerous to mention. All that he does as a city councilman assures the people of his ward and all Akronites that they get the best services that a city can offer.”
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