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Gig Harbor council approves amended YMCA lease for sports complex phase 1A with $2 million city contribution
Summary
The Gig Harbor City Council authorized a revised 35-year lease with the YMCA to construct and operate two artificial turf fields, setting a $2 million contribution from Hospital Benefit Zone funds and changes to ownership, maintenance, and public-use terms.
The Gig Harbor City Council on March 10 authorized the mayor to execute an amended lease with the YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap Counties for phase 1A of the Gig Harbor Sports Complex, including a $2,000,000 contribution from the city's Hospital Benefit Zone (HBZ) funds and changes to ownership and use terms.
The amended lease keeps the YMCA's ability to construct and operate two artificial turf fields on city-owned land, establishes a 35-year initial term with up to three 20-year extensions, and sets an annual lease charge of $1. The agreement also allocates the parking lot and associated driveways and landscaping to city ownership while retaining YMCA maintenance responsibilities.
Parks Manager Jennifer Harrow delivered the staff report, saying the YMCA and city have worked on the project for several years and that delays—largely tied to fundraising and COVID—required changes to the original agreement. "The term is…
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