The clock is ticking toward the removal of a landmark from Akron's Rubber City heyday.

The Akron Urban Design and Historic Preservation Commission's in August rejected the city's proposal to demolish the former Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. Plant 1 building . City Council is considering authorizing its demolition anyway — but not without public input first.

The city appealed the commission's decision as outlined in the Akron Municipal Code , meaning that a public hearing must be held. It will take place at 1:30 p.m. Sept. 11 in City Council's third floor chambers at the Akron Municipal Building, 166 S. High St.

Following the hearing, City Council must issue a written decision on the appeal within 15 days.

The legislation granting a certificate of appropriateness to the building's

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