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Two Rivers YMCA asks Moline council to partner on multi‑phase $25M expansion, requests fee waiver
Summary
Two Rivers YMCA leaders presented a $25 million multi‑phase plan to renovate and expand the Moline facility, saying the project would improve youth safety, senior health and family services; the Y asked the city to waive roughly $130,000 in plan and permit fees while staff reviews a memorandum of agreement.
Rob Anderson, who identified himself as the chief volunteer officer for the Two Rivers YMCA, told the Moline City Council at its committee-of-the-whole meeting that the organization is proposing a transformative, multi‑phase renovation and expansion of its facility to secure the Y “for the next 50 years and possibly beyond.” Anderson said the Y currently has “over 14,000 members and it averages about 12 to 15% of those being on an income based memberships.”
“We are changing the future for Moline families by building the best facilities for everyone anywhere in our region,” Anderson said, describing a plan that would add a new gymnasium, modernize aquatics, renovate locker rooms to meet Illinois accessibility standards, and convert underused spaces to new program areas. He said recent investments included a 2015 $3.5 million renovation of the…
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