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Council approves demolition of Westside (old YMCA) after public objections over study and valuation
Summary
Council approved a bid to remove the Westside Recreation Center (the old YMCA) after parks staff said the structure is abandoned, mold‑infested and located in a FEMA‑regulated floodway; public speakers urged independent valuation, engineering review and citizen oversight before demolition.
The Conroe City Council voted to award a bid to remove the Westside Recreation Center — the old YMCA in the floodway — after parks staff reported the building has suffered fires, vandalism, cut utilities and extensive mold and is functionally obsolete.
Public commenters, including longtime community members, urged the council to commission an independent valuation, a licensed structural‑engineering assessment, a FEMA compliance review and a citizen oversight process before authorizing demolition. "This building still has life to it,"…
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