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Akron, Knight Foundation Team Up to Rejuvenate City Parks

The logo for the Akron Parks Challenge.
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The logo for the Akron Parks Challenge.

The deadline is fast approaching for community groups and individuals to pitch their ideas for the  The is to improve two Akron parks.

The city will give up to $100,000 each to the winning proposals. Other organizations, like the , are also pitching in to make these initial projects feasible.

, the Akron program director for the Knight Foundation, says this allows residents to have a say in the improvements.

鈥淭his is an opportunity for the city to kind of rethink 鈥榃hat should a park be?鈥 鈥榃hat purpose should it serve? 鈥榃hat amenities should it have?鈥欌 Kutuchief says.

The deadline to apply is April 30. 

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Andrew is a senior journalism major and a columnist for the Kent Stater. Alongside being a resident assistant in the honors community, he has worked as the web editor for the Burr Magazine and the campus editor for the Kent Stater. He looks forward to the professional learning opportunities afforded to him through his internship at WKSU.