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Akron launches community-driven process to design new city logo
Summary
City communications director Stephanie Marsh and an 11-member subcommittee described a public engagement process, a request-for-proposals with a $50,000 cap, and multilingual outreach as part of a bicentennial effort to select a new city logo.
Stephanie Marsh, director of communications for the city of Akron, told the Rules Committee that the city has launched a community-led process to select a new Akron logo for the city’s bicentennial year.
“We are excited to be here with you today to talk a little bit more, about the process to design a new city of Akron logo,” Marsh said, introducing an 11-member subcommittee and a short video about past city marks.
The effort will combine a public survey and contractor-led design work. Marsh said the city launched a six-question survey and is collecting responses at AkronOhio.gov/logo; she also provided an email contact for questions: smarsh@Akronohio.gov. “If you go to AkronOhio.gov/logo, you can take that survey. You can share it with your residents,” she said. The survey is available online in English, Spanish and Arabic and has…
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