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Boys & Girls Club of Mount Vernon previews plan for new downtown facility
Summary
The Boys & Girls Club of Mount Vernon presented a proposal to buy a parcel on First Street and build a three‑story, roughly three‑times larger facility to expand after‑school, teen, culinary and tech programming; attendees discussed zoning, funding and parking.
The Boys & Girls Club of Mount Vernon told the City Council on Feb. 10 that it plans to buy a parcel on First Street between First and Second Avenue and build a new, three‑story clubhouse roughly three times the size of its current South Sixth Avenue site to expand after‑school, teen and workforce‑training programs.
The presentation, led by the club’s leadership and board president Rob Potak, outlined programming goals, an architect’s preliminary design and next steps for zoning and approvals. The proposal would relocate the club closer to downtown while continuing to serve its core South Side membership, the presenters said.
The club said the new facility would allow simultaneous space for younger children and teens, avoid the current practice of running separate programs because of space constraints, and add an industrial kitchen for a proposed culinary arts…
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