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Akron Board of Health approves a waiver for 251 Congress St.; declares multiple vacant properties public nuisances
Summary
At its June meeting the Akron Board of Health approved a waiver for 251 Congress Street and voted to declare a string of condemned, vacant properties public nuisances after testimony from a city witness about structural and maintenance problems.
The Akron Board of Health voted June 24 to approve a waiver request for 251 Congress Street and to declare multiple condemned, vacant properties in the city public nuisances after testimony from the city’s witness about deteriorated roofs, foundations and overgrown yards.
City staff told the board the waiver packet for 251 Congress Street, owned by Dustin and Andrea Wackowitz of Kingston, Pennsylvania, "was in good order" and asked the board both to declare the property a public nuisance and to approve the waiver. The board approved the waiver by roll-call vote.
The board then heard extensive testimony from Raymond Plowman, called by the city as its expert witness, who described observed conditions at several condemned properties. Plowman testified…
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