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Resident urges council to reconsider cost estimates for preserving Firestone building
Summary
A public commenter told Akron City Council the city’s cost figures for saving the Firestone front building and clock tower are inflated and urged an unbiased feasibility review and adaptive reuse rather than demolition.
Dana Noel, a resident at 601 Weber Avenue, used the public‑comment portion of the Akron City Council meeting to urge elected officials to reexamine the city’s cost estimates for saving the front portion of the Firestone building and its clock tower.
Noel said the city’s calculation that preserving the front building would carry a $5,000,000 premium is incorrect. “There is no $5,000,000 premium to save the front building…
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