Kenmore abutters ask Akron council to help preserve backyard strip amid proposed Amazon development

Sep 23, 2025

A fourth-generation Kenmore resident told Akron councilors that a strip of land behind homes on Cobre Avenue has been used as backyards for about 60 years and asked the council to support surveying and deeding the land as Amazon discusses development at the former Baptist Temple/Word Church site.

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Deb Welsbie, a fourth-generation resident of Kenmore, addressed Akron City Council during public comment to report concerns about a strip of land behind homes on Cobre Avenue that she and three neighbors have maintained for roughly 60 years.

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