The cost to manage Akron’s stray dogs could rise from about $15,500 in 2025 to nearly $1.5 million in each of the next two years, based on a new contract with Summit County’s Animal Control Department, which houses the animals for the city.
Author Archives: Kelsei Scott
Community and Service Reporter (she/her)
Kelsei centers arts and culture, food and identity in her storytelling. She uses her professional experience and editorial skills to focus a community-first mindset and a strategic approach to her reporting. Kelsei’s previous reporting experiences include food, community and culture coverage at 225 Magazine in her hometown of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Kelsei is a recent alumna of Northwestern University and a 2023 graduate of Jackson State University.
