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Monday, January 28, 2013

University of Akron Lakewood Offering Free Legal Advice to Small Businesses

Small Entrepreneur an Economic Development (SEED) legal clinic officially begins at the UA Lakewood campus at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.

A new partnership with the University of Akron and Startup Lakewood will help to provide free legal services to businesses to plants the “seeds” of success.  Small Entrepreneur an Economic Development (SEED) legal clinic officially begins at the UA Lakewood campus at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. “This group of dedicated law students provides a range of low-cost legal services to new and emerging businesses under the supervision of a licensed attorney,” said Bryce Sylvester, the city of Lakewood project specialist. Gary Spring, from the University of Akron School of Law and the director of the SEED clinic, said that legal services aren’t often a priority for new businesses, sometimes just struggling to get off the ground. “One of the goals is to give…

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Lakewood Hiring New ‘City Planner’ Position

The position — in the city’s planning and development department — will pay between $46,000 and $65,000.

During the past two years, the city’s department of planning and development has been somewhat under-staffed.  And with a reported $60 million in development on Detroit Avenue alone during that time, the workload hasn’t gotten any lighter. On Monday night, city council OK’d the creation of the new ‘city planner’ position.  Two years ago, the city merged the director positions for the departments of planning and development with building and housing. Dru Siley, who was named the head of both departments, said his previous post (of assistant director of planning and development) went unfilled for two years. Another project specialist post wasn’t filled after a retirement in the department. “We had an opportunity to consider how our …

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Colin McEwen

1:03 am on Thursday, December 6, 2012

You're right, Ian. Thanks for pointing that out. When Nate Kelley resigned, the "director" post went unfilled until Dru Siley took it; then his old job (asst director) has been unfilled since. Thanks again for pointing that out. Also, you raise some interesting points, however, I am certain that there are fewer folks in the planning and development office than when I started Lakewood Patch (…   more ›

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