Akron City Council confirmed a Firestone Park resident to sit on the city’s Housing Appeals Board, after removing her name from an earlier slate of candidates. Mayor Shammas Malik and the Department of Neighborhood Assistance had nominated Alyssa Figueroa for the city’s Housing Appeals Board, but, at its Feb. 26 meeting, council members voted to remove her name from consideration. On April 15, council members approved Figueroa for a three-year term on the board, which reviews two types of cases: homes recommended for demolition and homes cited for health code violations.