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This page is meant to present matters of public interest for the City of Akron, its residents, businesses and visitors, and we look forward to an active exchange of ideas. The City of Akron encourages you to submit your comments and concerns; but please note, comments must remain relevant to the topic at hand, shall not contain profanity, discriminate, harass or threaten. Comments shall not include spam, business solicitations or political advertisements.
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Public records: Any content maintained in a social media format which is related to City business that meets the definition of a record, may be a public record subject to public disclosure. Posts may also be subject to legal proceedings.
The City of Akron reserves the right to modify this policy at any time and all modifications will be posted. Continued use of a City of Akron Social Media site following the posting of any modification signifies acceptance of such modification.