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Residents displaced after South Main building condemned urge city to act; council offers follow-up meetings
Summary
A resident displaced when a South Main Street building was condemned told Akron City Council the Red Cross and other promised supports were not available; council members offered to meet with residents and city staff for follow-up.
Ashley Johnston, a resident of 1431 South Main Street, told Akron City Council during public comment that her building was condemned and about 60 residents remain displaced.
"Our building had got condemned," Johnston said. She said firefighters or police evacuated residents, that officials had told them the Red Cross would provide housing and that the city had transported people by Metro bus to the Red Cross, "and we found out the Red Cross was closed." Johnston said many residents — including elderly tenants on fixed incomes — had been left at the warming center and had…
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