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YMCA proposes new Town Center aquatic complex and offers to operate Palm Coast pool; asks city for $3 million
Summary
The Volusia-Flagler YMCA presented a proposal for a new 44,000-square-foot YMCA and aquatic center in Town Center, offered short-term operational partnership for the existing pool, and requested about $3 million from the city toward a roughly $16 million project while seeking complementary commitments from the school board and county.
The Volusia-Flagler YMCA told the City Council it would like to build a new YMCA facility in Palm Coast—s Town Center that includes a multi-use aquatic center and indoor recreation spaces, and offered a short-term operational partnership to run the city—s existing Frida Zamba Aquatic Center while construction is planned.
Nut graf: YMCA leaders proposed a roughly $16 million facility, asked the city for a $3 million contribution, and described program and operating models intended to preserve swim programming, expand lessons and competitive swim uses, and shift long-term capital and maintenance responsibility to the YMCA model. City staff will continue talks and assess budget implications as part of the upcoming budget process.
The YMCA proposal: John Walsh (local YMCA board) and Chris Silcop (Volusia-Flagler YMCA…
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