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Eastern Delaware County JRD weighs YMCA partnership, consultant costs and funding for needs assessment

3174618 · May 1, 2025
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Summary

Board members discussed touring YMCA facilities, an off‑the‑cuff estimate of about $30,000 for a combined market study and needs assessment, procurement policy options with recommended thresholds, and the need to seek additional funding from partner jurisdictions beyond the board's roughly $20,000 initial budget.

Board members discussed options for a community recreation center, including a potential public‑private operator relationship with the YMCA, the scope and cost of consultant work (market study and needs assessment), and how to pay for those services.

Gary Lynn, chief operating officer of the Central Ohio YMCA, and the YMCA offered to show the board recent facilities and to describe operating models; board members arranged tours (Reynoldsburg visits scheduled May 7 and 8 for several trustees) and penciled in a full presentation by YMCA leaders for…

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