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Rules committee backs resolution urging Akron voters to approve library capital levy
Summary
The Akron City Council rules committee voted to forward a resolution urging a “yes” vote on Issue 18, a capital levy for the Akron Summit County Public Library, and suspended the rules to expedite the item ahead of the May election; committee members voiced unanimous support during discussion.
Rules committee members voted to forward a resolution urging Akron voters to approve Issue 18, a capital levy for the Akron Summit County Public Library, and suspended the rules to expedite the matter ahead of the May election.
The measure, introduced by Councilman Bolden, is written as a resolution “urging the citizens of Akron to vote yes on Issue 18,” and the committee declared an emergency to move the item quickly. Committee members spoke in favor of the levy during the meeting and the committee gave a favorable report after a suspension-of-rules vote.
Councilman Bolden, who sponsored the resolution, said the library’s last capital levy was in 1997 and described the…
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