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YMCA Exploratory Committee unanimously approves final report recommending YMCA in Lexington Park
Summary
The committee voted to approve its final report and recommended that the county pursue a YMCA in Lexington Park, endorsing continued work with the YMCA of Chesapeake and county staff on a draft MOU and site selection.
The YMCA Exploratory Committee for St. Mary's County unanimously approved its final report and recommended that county commissioners move forward with plans to pursue a YMCA in Lexington Park.
The committee’s final meeting, conducted virtually, wrapped up the group’s formal work and transmitted a report — including a feasibility estimate from consultant Triangle 2 and letters of public support — to the county commissioners for their consideration. Committee members also approved a small edit striking a sentence from Recommendation 5 in the report.
The report recommends negotiating a memorandum of understanding with the YMCA of Chesapeake and continues work on site selection and community engagement. Committee member John Parlett said the vote and the report reflected long-standing local support: "I am exceedingly confident we have delivered that political will," Parlett said, urging commissioners "to provide the appropriate budgeting to make sure that this moves forward in a very, very timely…
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