Akron approves nearly $313,000 to demolish 11 condemned commercial properties

Eleven commercial properties have been slated for demolition throughout Akron for failing to maintain minimum standards for safety.

Jodie Forester, compliance administrator for Akron’s Housing Compliance Division, said demolition dates have not yet been set.

Once the structures are demolished, Forester said, the plots of land still belong to the owners and the cost of demolition is added to the property taxes for the sites…

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