City of Akron
Sections in four of Akron s 22 neighborhoods will be targeted by Planning to Grow Phase 2.0 : the middle thirds of both Goodyear Heights and North Hill, plus the northeast corner of Kenmore, and the area south of Schneider Park in West Akron.
In 2017, Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan announced Planning to Grow, an initiative to bring the city s population to 250,000 people adding 50,000 residents by the year 2050. The plan provided property tax abatements, which spurred new housing construction and home rehab projects in parts of the city.
Now, he’s announced phase two, which will encourage investment into what city officials term “middle neighborhoods”: places like Goodyear Heights, North Hill, and Kenmore.