Akron officials and community members celebrated the reopening of Reservoir Park Community Center in the city's Goodyear Heights neighborhood Tuesday. The renovations included completely redoing the pool and expanding the community center.

The park is home to one of the city's two public pools. The other, Perkins Woods Pool, also underwent a massive renovation in recent years, reopening to the public in 2023.

The namesake reservoir at the park was built in 1913, said Councilmember Sharon Connor, whose ward includes the park.

"In the mid 30s, the Goodyear Heights Recreation Association proposed turning this 10-acre wasteland into a model playset," she said.

A stone house was built on the property in 1933, and in 1968, a pool was built, Director of Neighborhood Assistance Eufrancia Lash

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