Stay ConnectedAkron in Action is a series where you’ll hear directly from the folks doing the hard work every day to move the city of Akron, Ohio forward.
Every month, we’ll be taking you behind the scenes into different departments and topics of your city government.
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How does the Akron Police Department engage with our community? What's a "Community Engagement and Crime Prevention Plan?" Get the answer to these questions and more in this month's episode of Akron in Action. Alexis King discusses APD's robust Community Engagement plan, how APD is intentionally interacting with our community, and why this work matters with Deputy Chief Michael Miller and Sergeant Damber Subba.
You can read the full Community Engagement and Crime Prevention Plan here: https://bit.ly/4akRx4N
To contact our Community Relations Unit, please call (330) 375-2390.
To reach our Community Engagement Team, please call (330) 375-2568.
You can also email Sgt. Subba directly at DSubba@AkronOhio.Gov.
Interested in joining the next round of recruits for the Akron Police Academy? Learn more at JoinAkronPolice.Com, or reach out to Sgt. Subba for more information.
The Community Engagement and Crime Prevention Plan is part of the Safer Together pillar of Mayor Malik's Together for Akron Plan. You can read the plan in its entirety at AkronOhio.Gov/TogetherForAkron. Follow us on Facebook (@AkronOhio) or Instagram (@AkronMayorMalik) to see updates on what we're working on!
As we hit the halfway point of his first term as the mayor of Akron, Mayor Shammas Malik and host Alexis King look back on the accomplishments of our administration in 2025.
Many of these accomplishments were part of Mayor Malik's Together for Akron plan, which you can read in full at akronohio.gov/togtherforakron.
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As we approach the one-year anniversary of the reopening of Lock 3 after a $17M renovation, Alexis King sits down with Downtown Operations Manager Chris Griffith and President of Downtown Akron Partnership Kimberly Beckett to talk about the improvements to the park, recent development Downtown, and more.
To learn more about the events at Lock 3, visit www.lock3live.com.
For the full Winterblast schedule, including information for the 2025 Welcome Santa Parade, click here:https://cms2.revize.com/revize/akronoh/news_detail_T17_R372.php
To learn more about Downtown Akron Partnership, visit www.downtownakron.com.
To read Mayor Malik's full Together for Akron plan, visit www.akronohio.gov/togetherforakron.
The Akron Fire Department fights fires--it's in the name! But what else does the department do when they aren't out answering a fire-related call? Host Alexis King chatted with the Akron Fire Department's Chief Leon Henderson and Captain Dan Garrett to learn more. Some of their answers might surprise you!
To contact the Akron Fire Department for CPR training, Stop the Bleed Training, or other fire prevention education, please call (330) 375-2481.
To contact AFD for business site safety inspections or to get free smoke/carbon monoxide detectors, please email fireprevention@akronohio.gov or call (330) 375-2211.
To contact AFD for the REACH program's services, email REACH@akronohio.gov or call (330) 812-7590.
You can also learn more about the REACH program here:https://www.akronohio.gov/departments/fire/reach.php
Interested in becoming a firefighter/paramedic? Join the AFD team! Learn more here:https://www.akronohio.gov/departments/fire/become_a_firefighter.php
Read Mayor Malik's full Together for Akron plan here: www.akronohio.gov/togetherforakron
This month, the City's Digital Media Manager Alexis King sits down with our Environmental Services Manager Emily Collins and Service Director Chris Ludle to talk about the Akron Waterways Renewed program and the recent announcement from the city about a proposed modest, phased increase of sewer rates for Akron sewer customers.
Read the full Together for Akron plan here: https://www.akronohio.gov/togetherforakron
Learn more about the proposed sewer rate increases here: https://www.akronohio.gov/news_detail_T17_R343.php
See if you're eligible or apply for our Water and Sewer Bill Assistance Program: https://www.akronohio.gov/sewerassist
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Join the City's Digital Media Manager Alexis King as she chats with Akron Mayor Shammas Malik and City of Akron's Youth Opportunity Strategist Denico Buckley-Knight about student success and youth opportunity in Akron, which is one of the objectives under Mayor Malik's "Growing Together" pillar for the Together for Akron plan.
Read the full Together for Akron plan here: Together for Akron
Learn more about Akron City Festival here: 3rd Annual Akron City Festival on Sunday, August 31st
Follow us on Facebook (@AkronOhio) or Instagram (@AkronMayorMalik)
Contact Denico Buckley-Knight at (330) 217-9647 or DBuckley-Knight@akronohio.gov.
Contact Mayor Malik at (330) 375-2345 or Mayor@akronohio.gov.
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