AKRON — Community leaders and organizers are upset after the city of Akron canceled 11 events throughout the weekend, including Juneteenth festivals.Fela Sutton is organizing the annual Akron Juneteenth celebration; she says she found out the event was canceled while shopping for last-minute decorations yesterday afternoon.
In the letter, they stated,"We believe to allow city-sanctioned gatherings so soon after this tragedy is irresponsible." Sutton and Matthew Talley say they spent four months organizing what would've been the 26th year of Akron's Juneteenth celebration. "If the council members were concerned about it, I just wish they would have said something a day or two sooner, not within 12 hours of us getting ready to set up," said Mendoza.
Councilman Eric D. Garrett, Sr. released a statement saying he expresses deep regret and disappointment in the cancellation of the Juneteenth festivals. In the letter, he states,"This decision was made in response to concerns that have since been determined to lack credible evidence of any imminent threat.
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