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Akron council approves Home Avenue improvement despite lane-design objections
Summary
Council approved a resolution to improve Home Avenue, authorizing paving, curbs, sidewalks and drainage work on a $2.6 million project that relies on roughly $1.7 million in OPWC funds; Councilman Lombardo cast the lone no vote citing objections to the street design and lane reductions.
Akron City Council voted to declare it necessary to improve Home Avenue, passing a resolution after debate about the project’s design and traffic impacts.
Councilman Anthony Lombardo pulled the item from the consent agenda and told colleagues he opposed the plan’s design. "I just didn't agree with the design of the plan for Home Avenue," Lombardo said, explaining he pulled it so the council could discuss neighborhood…
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