There were 44 professional licenses issued in Summit County in the week ending Aug. 5, 2023 in Ohio, according to the eLicense Ohio Professional Licensure System.
On August 3, the City of Akron released a draft riparian setback ordinance for public comment. The setbacks are designed to increase protections for the areas of land along river and stream banks. Protecting riparian areas and reducing the impacts of runoff serves to protect property from erosion and flooding, filters water pollutants from our waterways, and maintains the biological integrity of both the aquatic and land habitat for wildlife.
On August 2, U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) hosted a roundtable at her district office in Akron with Black elected officials from Summit County to discuss the issues most important to communities of color and determine how she can best support local efforts to improve the lives of Black residents in Ohio’s 13th Congressional District.
U.S. Representative Emilia Strong Sykes (OH-13) announced the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee voted to pass her amendment to H.R. 4877, the Abandoned Well Remediation Research and Development Act, out of committee. Rep. Sykes’s amendment requires the U.S. Secretary of Energy to ensure research and remediation efforts for abandoned oil and gas wells are coordinated among institutions of higher education, the Department of Energy National Laboratories, the private sector, and state and local governments.