AKRON, Ohio — Akron leaders are encouraging residents to take advantage of the city’s CodeRED Mass Notification System.

It's a new approach the city is applying to help keep residents informed on non-emergency events like snow and ice removal updates, boil advisories, road closures and warming center activations.

“I think the mayor, he’s always speaking about transparency and communication and that’s the cornerstone of his administration, and I think it’s a great idea,” said Councilman Johnnie Hannah of Akron’s Ward 5.

News 5 asked Hannah if he thought the system helped residents during Tuesday’s snowstorm.

He told us a lot of people still don’t know about it since it was just introduced on Monday.

That’s why he encourages people to sign up for the free system.

"A lot of the resident

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