Akron activates cooling centers Monday

temperatures will be in the mid-to-upper 90’s later this week, so the City of Akron will open a cooling center, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.  Akron Mayor Shammas Malik announced the city will extend hours at the Summit Lake Community Center, 380 west Crosier, to provide a cooling center for residents in need.  Summit Lake community Center will be open from 9am to 9pm those days.  All other City of Akron community centers will be open during their normal business hours.  The city will continue to monitor temperatures and will extend community center hours as necessary.