Akron City Council

Council voted 13 to 0 to change zoning to a form-based code, which aligns with the Merriman Valley Schumacher Area Master Plan.

After announcements by incumbents that they would not seek reelection and notable upsets in the primary, there will be new faces on Akron City Council in 2024.

Akron City Council is considering changing the zoning code in the Merriman Valley and Schumacher Area to a form based code.

The city of Akron has released a new zoning code for the Merriman Valley and Schumacher Area. City officials answered questions from residents and business owners about the new code Wednesday night.

At least five new members will join Akron City Council in 2024. Two incumbents came up short in their reelection bids, according to unofficial results.

All 13 Akron City Council seats are on the ballot in the upcoming May 2 primary. Fifteen candidates appeared at a community forum Thursday night.

Brandyn Costa, a 30-year-old Black attorney, was confirmed as the final member of the citizen police oversight board in Akron by a vote of 12 to 0 with one abstention.

A number of Akron City Council members take issue with a provision in the budget that has allowed mayors to approve millions of dollars in contracts without council's approval since the 1960s.

Akron City Council voted to approve a resolution to relieve residents' medical debt, but the city will need to budget money to deliver on that relief.

Anyone can apply for the final seat on the citizen police oversight board in Akron, but "additional consideration" will be given to a Black male between the ages of 18 and 35, according to a press release.