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Cascade Village Apartments to switch to Section 8 housing following settlement
The dispute over Cascade Village Apartments will end with the Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority taking over the complex this spring. When it does, AMHA Executive Director Herman Hill said, he intends to turn the 242-unit mixed-income housing community into Section 8 housing.

Where is the Cascade Valley neighborhood?

Cascade Valley is located directly north of the downtown area and is full of playgrounds, community gardens, hiking trails and museums. The neighborhood has a spirited history and was a prominent place for jazz in the early to mid-1900s.
A closer look at Cascade Valley
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