Akron group questions legality of vote approving White Pond land sale

Akron group questions legality of vote approving White Pond land sale

Protesters of the White Pond development plan rise up in Akron City Council chambers Monday, moments before President Margo Sommerville asks police to remove everyone for disorderly conduct.

Members of Akron City Council are seeking the authorized view of the city’s mayor-appointed regulation director immediately after a team of citizens known as Preserve White Pond pointed to a 1990 metropolis regulation that necessitates the mayor to get two-thirds of council to concur ahead of advertising public land.

A offer authorized Monday to market 68 acres of city-owned property to the a developer of luxurious housing passed 7-6, beneath the 9-member (or two-thirds) threshold that would normally be demanded by the metropolis code of ordinances, the team contends.

“We’re knowledgeable of the statement released from Conserve White Pond,” the mayor’s business reported Wednesday morning, responding to the Beacon Journal’s query on the make a difference in an emailed statement. “The Metropolis has no considerations in excess of the legitimacy of Monday’s vote and the results of that vote. The legislation passed, and we’ll proceed accordingly.”