Dean and Barbara White Community Center Proposal Meeting

Dean and Barbara White Parks Committee · May 29, 2026

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Committee Chair Sean Pettit opened the regularly scheduled meeting, named committee members, and said there was one agenda item: a community meeting to explain a proposal to transfer the community center. He framed the session as an opportunity to update residents and take questions.

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At a Town of Merrillville parks committee meeting, council members and residents heard a proposal from the Dean and Barbara White Family Foundation to transfer the town's community center to the Crossroads YMCA in a $23 million package that would eliminate about $1.7 million a year in debt service and free redevelopment funds for parks and public safety. Public comment was extensive and split between support for the financial relief and concerns about membership costs, access and the pace of negotiations.

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