Susan Zake

Akron

Journalist, teacher @KentStateJMC, adviser to @TV2KSU and @kentwired. Mom to grown-up kids, wife of @brucezake, who tweets mostly about the @Browns.

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Articles

Read the investigative report into Akron schools superintendent

1 week ago | signalakron.org | Susan Zake

The Akron Board of Education on Tuesday evening voted 4-1 with two abstentions to place Superintendent Michael Robinson on administrative leave, one day after it received this investigative report examining allegations that he bullied, harassed and retaliated against district staff, creating a hostile work environment.
Akbar, Bolden run for Ward 8 Akron City Council seat

2 weeks ago | signalakron.org | Susan Zake

Description of race / referendum: Akron’s City Council is the city’s legislative body. Council approves the spending of city money, approves ordinances that govern the city and serves as oversight to city administration.
Curtin, Chapman running for Stow Municipal Court judge seat

2 weeks ago | signalakron.org | Susan Zake

Description of race / referendum: Vote for no more than one; term commences Jan. 1, 2026. RepublicanCandidate email: [email protected] email: [email protected]’s note: Neither candidate provided additional information. /For more on this year’s May primary election, visit our Election Signals 2025 page. Suggested Reading
Akron- and Green-area liquor options are on the primary ballot

2 weeks ago | signalakron.org | Susan Zake

Shall the sale of wine and mixed beverages be permitted on Sunday by Vet Retail Ops, L.L.C., (dba ARCO East Avenue), an applicant for a D-6 liquor permit who is engaged in the business of operating a carryout/grocery store at 2215 East Ave. Akron, Ohio 44314, in this precinct?
Akron-area school levies, bond issue on the May 6 primary ballot

2 weeks ago | signalakron.org | Susan Zake

A renewal of a tax for the benefit of the Aurora City School District for the purpose of current expenses that the county auditor estimates will collect $3,829,000 annually, at a rate not exceeding 5.61 mills for each $1 of taxable value, which amounts to $132 for each $100,000 of the county auditor’s appraised value, for 5 years, commencing in 2025, first due in calendar year 2026. Editor’s note: This levy appears as Issue 11 on the ballot in Portage County.
Issues on the Greater Akron ballot

2 weeks ago | signalakron.org | Susan Zake

This amendment to the state constitution would allow the state to borrow billions of dollars over the next decade to fund local infrastructure projects. Think roads, bridges, water and sewer management systems — the nuts and bolts of local government.
Summit County-area tax issues will be on May 6 ballot

2 weeks ago | signalakron.org | Susan Zake

Shall bonds be issued by the Akron-Summit County Public Library District for the purpose of constructing, adding to, renovating, remodeling, furnishing, equipping and otherwise improving library buildings and facilities, and acquiring, clearing and improving the sites thereof in the principal amount of $160,000,000, to be repaid annually over a maximum period of 20 years, and an annual levy of property taxes be made outside the ten-mill limitation, estimated by the county fiscal officer to...
May 6 primary election voter guide for Akron and Summit County

2 weeks ago | signalakron.org | Susan Zake

Welcome to the 2025 Voter Guide produced by the Akron Area League of Women Voters and Signal Akron. The May 6 primary ballot features Ohio Issue 2, a library levy (Issue 18) in Summit County, the races for the Ward 1 and Ward 8 Akron City Council seats and a municipal court judge race in Stow, among others. We’ve broken the guide into two main parts, one focusing on candidates and the other focusing on the issues.
Akron-area candidates on the primary ballot

2 weeks ago | signalakron.org | Susan Zake

Click the links below to view information about the candidates in each race who will appear on the ballot in Akron, Stow and Tallmadge. In a primary election, candidates from each political party are selected for the general election. In Ohio’s open primary system, voters can decide at the polls which party’s ballot they want to use to vote.
Summit County, Akron road construction projects get underway

2 weeks ago | signalakron.org | Susan Zake

Nineteen Summit County road construction projects, including six continuing and 13 new ones, will potentially draw the ire of drivers through the spring, summer and fall — the Ohio Department of Transportation unveiled its plans for 2025. Included in the projects that will be completed is the I-76/I-77/state Route 8 Akron Beltway reconstruction, generally referred to in Akron as the Central Interchange project, that began in June of 2021.