Council approves $10,000 for YMCA feasibility study; Healthy Harrison to lead assessment
November 07, 2025 | Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia
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Clarksburg City Council voted to fund a $10,000 feasibility and viability study for the Harrison County YMCA, authorizing Healthy Harrison to lead an assessment of options to reopen or repurpose the facility.
Healthy Harrison representatives described a proposed process: community workshops, a focused parameters list and consultant-led financial and program analysis. A presenter said the organization would assemble volunteer and consultant expertise, including a recommended consultant who has done similar assessments, and aim to complete substantive work during the December–February window to be ready for spring consideration.
"We thought it would be most fitting to…do a deep dive, feasibility, viability, financial kind of analysis of the Y," the Healthy Harrison speaker said, noting board support and prior project experience. The group emphasized community workshops, clear parameters for what "reopen" would mean and a written deliverable the council could use to make a decision.
Council members debated timing and risks: several said the swimming teams currently use the building until March and recommended the study be scheduled to avoid disrupting programming. Others urged prompt action, saying a $10,000 study is modest and necessary to make an informed decision about a city-owned asset that would otherwise be a continuing city expense.
Council discussed payment structure and funding sources; one councilmember proposed using existing economic development allocation to pay the $10,000. Healthy Harrison said the consultant is open to phased payments and that travel expenses would be included in the scope.
The motion to allocate $10,000 to Healthy Harrison carried in the session. The council and Healthy Harrison agreed on community involvement, a focused scope, and a target timeline that would aim to deliver recommendations before the spring swim-season transition.
No binding commitment was made in the meeting for Healthy Harrison to operate the facility if the study recommends reopening; the study is to inform future council decisions.
Healthy Harrison representatives described a proposed process: community workshops, a focused parameters list and consultant-led financial and program analysis. A presenter said the organization would assemble volunteer and consultant expertise, including a recommended consultant who has done similar assessments, and aim to complete substantive work during the December–February window to be ready for spring consideration.
"We thought it would be most fitting to…do a deep dive, feasibility, viability, financial kind of analysis of the Y," the Healthy Harrison speaker said, noting board support and prior project experience. The group emphasized community workshops, clear parameters for what "reopen" would mean and a written deliverable the council could use to make a decision.
Council members debated timing and risks: several said the swimming teams currently use the building until March and recommended the study be scheduled to avoid disrupting programming. Others urged prompt action, saying a $10,000 study is modest and necessary to make an informed decision about a city-owned asset that would otherwise be a continuing city expense.
Council discussed payment structure and funding sources; one councilmember proposed using existing economic development allocation to pay the $10,000. Healthy Harrison said the consultant is open to phased payments and that travel expenses would be included in the scope.
The motion to allocate $10,000 to Healthy Harrison carried in the session. The council and Healthy Harrison agreed on community involvement, a focused scope, and a target timeline that would aim to deliver recommendations before the spring swim-season transition.
No binding commitment was made in the meeting for Healthy Harrison to operate the facility if the study recommends reopening; the study is to inform future council decisions.
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