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Summit County’s lack of affordable housing is a complex issue and one that community leaders and elected officials are scrambling to solve. Last month, the Summit County Housing Department laid out potential short-, mid- and long-term strategies to help mitigate the issue, and more recently, the Keystone Policy Center held a housing summit for stakeholders to brainstorm additional solutions.
Originally from Arlington, Virginia, Shaffer and her two sons moved to Summit County in July 2016. Upon their move, Shaffer said she and her family experienced one housing issue after another.
The first home the family lived in was a house in the Willowbrook neighborhood in Silverthorne. The family lived there for two years before their Denver-based landlord decided to sell the home. Shaffer said she offered to purchase the property but that the landlord ultimately asked for a price she couldn’t afford. In 2018, she packed up her family and moved
Once an Akron stop on the Underground Railroad, sheep return to Mutton Hill By Jennifer Conn Akron UPDATED 9:00 AM ET May. 29, 2021 PUBLISHED 7:30 PM ET May. 28, 2021 PUBLISHED 7:30 PM EDT May. 28, 2021
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AKRON, Ohio – Until the cold weather returns, a flock of sheep will wander the broad lawn of the Perkins Stone Mansion in Akron, just as they did 180 years ago when the area was known as Mutton Hill.
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The Summit County Historical Society brings sheep back to the Perkins Stone Mansion to engage the community and maintain the lawn
Programming at the Perkins Mansion enables families to interact, including sheep-herding demonstrations
The Bessie Minor Swift Foundation formed by the owners and founder of Swift Communications, the company that owns and operates the Summit Daily News announced recipients for its latest round of grants. More than $81,000 was awarded to 34 organizations in five states.
The grants focus on programs that promote literacy as well as science and interdisciplinary areas. Locally, five organizations in Summit County received funds.
Education Foundation of the Summit received $2,800 to purchase up to two books per month for 250 students at three elementary schools. The Mountain Top Exploratorium got $3,000 for a tutoring program. The Summit Historical Society will use its $2,150 for a hands-on education program focused on Ute history. The Summit County Library’s $3,000 will go toward a computer and bilingual literacy. The Silverthorne Elementary School received $3,000 for a bike maintenance lab and $870 for the Reading Milestones program.