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Release Date: July 29,2020

Board of Park Commissioners Meets August 11

July 28, 2020, Akron, OH - The Board of Park Commissioners for Summit Metro Parks will hold a virtual meeting on Tuesday, August 11 at 11:30 a.m. Members of the public may view a live stream of the meeting via the park district’s YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/summitmetroparks.

The Summit County Probate Judge appoints the five-person park board. Commissioners are volunteers who serve without compensation.

Summit Metro Parks manages more than 14,000 acres, including 16 parks, several conservation areas and more than 150 miles of trails, with 22 miles of the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail. Annual attendance averages 5 million visits.

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