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Westmoreland YMCA outlines services and asks board to consider feasibility study for expanded facility
Summary
Westmoreland Family YMCA officials told the Board of Supervisors the Y provides youth sports, licensed childcare and water-safety programs, said a 2026 county request of $115,000 covers 58% of their local revenue, and suggested a feasibility/market study as the first step toward a possible standalone facility.
Alison Cockrell, district executive director for the Westmoreland Family YMCA, told the Board of Supervisors on Feb. 24 that the local Y delivers youth sports, licensed childcare, summer camp and water-safety programming across the county and that the organization is asking the county for $115,000 in 2026 funding to sustain local operations.
The YMCA presentation framed the $115,000 request as covering about 58% of revenue for the Westmoreland program; Cockrell said the Y provided more than $4,500 in financial assistance to local families in 2025 and that the association currently absorbs an operating delta of about $27,000 for the site. "We want to make sure that through the funds raised through our annual impact fund that we're able to not have to turn anyone away based on their ability to pay," Cockrell said.
County supervisors pressed for specifics on participation and fundraising. Cockrell reported the Y served about 111 children in youth sports, 38 in licensed childcare and 30 through outreach programs last year. Adam Kletz, introduced by Cockrell as the YMCA's president and CEO, said a standard next step for expansion is a feasibility and market study, which typically takes four to six months and would identify what type of facility — and what fundraising strategy — the community could support.
Board members discussed cost-sharing for a study and existing memoranda of understanding within the Y association. "Normally, we're going into existing community partnership and we want to see about expansion," Kletz said, describing a joint agreement model where both the Y and county contribute to a market study and then share results. Cockrell noted the Westmoreland site is a program location within the YMCA of the Virginia Peninsulas and that many donations raised locally remain in the local community.
The board did not take formal action on the YMCA's request at the meeting, but members signaled interest in pursuing planning options during the upcoming budget process and asked staff to provide cost and partnership details if the board wants to fund a feasibility study.
The YMCA presentation and Q&A combined participation data, program descriptions and funding requests; supervisors asked follow-up questions about membership counts, fundraising structures and potential partnerships with other youth-serving groups.
Next steps: staff and the Y will discuss timing and possible budgeting for a feasibility study; no formal vote occurred at the Feb. 24 meeting.
