Waste Management Transfer Station Redevelopment Agreement
Akron
Summary
Council debated and approved a 25-year service and development agreement with Waste Management to close the burdensome Fountain Street transfer station and build a new facility on East Archwood Avenue. While neighborhood residents near Fountain Street supported the closure, some activists and Ward 5 Councilman Johnnie Hannah opposed moving the station to another part of Ward 5.
At a glance
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Last discussed May 18, 2026.
Impact analysis
25-year service contract valued at approximately $131 million, with $1 million in community benefits.
Residents living near the current Fountain Street facility who will finally see it closed and remediated.
Residents near the new East Archwood Avenue site who are concerned about having a new transfer station in their neighborhood.
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