Category: Summit County

Property Valuation Complaint Deadline: March 31, 2025

Read this notice ad free. Summit County, Ohio – Fiscal Officer Kristen M. Scalise CPA, CFE announces that property owners have until Monday, March 31,...

Summit County Announces $2,000 Public Service Scholarship Opportunity

View ad free article here. Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro is encouraging high school seniors interested in public service careers to apply for a $2,000...

Summit County Sheriff’s Office receives grant to hire Addiction Services Coordinator at the County Jail

Read ad free AKRON – Summit County Sheriff Kandy Fatheree is excited to announce that the  Sheriff’s Office has been awarded $187,000 as part of...

County Executive Shapiro encourages residents to ‘slam the scam’

SUMMIT COUNTY, OHIO—Today, March 6, is the sixth annual Slam the Scam Day, a part of National Consumer Protection Week. The public awareness campaign...

County Executive Shapiro announces You Lucky Dog! adoption event at Animal Control

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County Executive Shapiro encourages residents to wear orange, support Inclusion Day

SUMMIT COUNTY, OHIO—County Executive Ilene Shapiro is encouraging residents to empower and support people of all abilities by participating in Inclusion Day. Summit County...

FIRST HALF 2024 REAL ESTATE TAX BILLS DUE FEBRUARY 28, 2025

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County Executive Shapiro urges residents to take protections against card skimming

Summit County Executive Shapiro is urging residents to take extra precautions against fraudsters  when making transactions in person at a card reader. There have...

County Executive and Land Bank convening stakeholders to discuss housing needs

SUMMIT COUNTY, OHIO—The Summit County Executive’s Office and Summit County Lank Bank are sponsoring a new community housing initiative to facilitate discussion about various...

FIRST HALF 2025 MANUFACTURED HOME TAX BILLS IN THE MAIL, DUE MARCH 1, 2025

Akron, Ohio — Summit County Fiscal Officer Kristen M. Scalise CPA, CFE, has announced that  first half 2025 manufactured home tax bills were mailed...

Summit County celebrates Black History Month

SUMMIT COUNTY, OHIO—Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro and County Council passed legislation declaring February 2025 to be Black History Month in Summit County. Residents...

County Executive Shapiro encourages residents to find their valentines at Animal Control

SUMMIT COUNTY, OHIO—We all know people can be a lot to handle, so it’s no surprise when you hear that someone prefers dogs over...

Chemical Reaction at Royal Chemical in Macedonia Resolved Without Injury

Shelter in place advisory lifted after air monitoring confirms no threat to residents MACEDONIA, Ohio — The Macedonia Fire Department responded to a chemical reaction...

Summit County Slashes Adoption Fees to $28 for August Clear the Shelters Event

Summit County Animal Control is joining the national Clear the Shelters campaign this August, cutting adoption fees from $96 to just $28 for the...

Summit County Earns Budget Award For 24th Consecutive Year

Summit County has again received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from the Government Finance Officers Association. This marks the 24th consecutive year the county...

Akron 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb Returns for 25th Anniversary

Akron will mark twenty five years since the September 11 attacks with a stair climb honoring the first responders who died that day. The...

Summit County Historical Society to Host America250-OH Homecoming Celebration

SUMMIT COUNTY, OHIO—The Summit County Historical Society, in partnership with Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro, will host the America250-OH Homecoming for Summit County on...