Akron and Summit County officials have plans in place to make a major difference in a very specific part of the city.

Ward 3 Akron City Council representative Margo Sommerville says the Summit County Land Bank has purchased 55 blighted houses, all of them in Ward 3, precinct K.

"They (Summit County Land Bank) actually found out that this particular precinct in Ward 3 has the most blighted homes and need the most attention  and that's why they were able to get involved and help us out," said Sommerville.

The precinct includes parts of W. Bowery, Manchester, Princeton, Oberlin and other neighborhoods. Sommerville says the people who live there are frustrated with the appearance of the area as well as the problems it invites.

"Neighbors have been calling, complaining about these homes because we know what these homes attract," said Sommerville. "They attract trash, litter, animals and also people staying inside of these homes."

Sommerville says people will be able to purchase the lots where they can be sites of new homes or kept as green space.

Sommerville will talk more about it at a Ward 3 meeting tonight at 6:00 at the library on Vernon Odom Boulevard.