The City of Akron has rejected a proposal to turn the vacant Firestone Plant #1 building into its new police headquarters, the developer who proposed the project said Wednesday.
Jim Loveman, a partner with Amerimar Realty Co., said he had a meeting with city officials where they told him his proposal to redevelop the property, then lease it back to Akron, was a nonstarter.
“They made it pretty clear that they are not moving forward” with his plan, Loveman said…