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Residents, activists press Akron City Council on police accountability, Waste Management deal and saving Firestone clock tower
Summary
At a packed Akron City Council meeting, a long public-comment period centered on police accountability and calls for a community benefits agreement with Waste Management; speakers also urged preservation of the Firestone Plant 1 clock tower and opposed an Amazon warehouse. Council took no formal action on most public requests but listened while passing routine business.
A sustained public-comment period at an Akron City Council meeting Tuesday night saw residents and community organizers press elected officials on police accountability, a proposed Waste Management facility and efforts to preserve the clock tower at the former Firestone Plant 1.
Melania Mohammed told the council a federal judge "threw out the case" involving the police shooting of Mohammed Issifane and said, "and I quote, the officers were justified in killing Mohammed because he committed a misdemeanor," accusing the department of condoning "murderous behavior." Her remarks included an account of delayed aid at the scene; she was cut off when her three-minute time expired. (Public speakers' comments reflect…
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