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Georgetown officials receive update on future YMCA facility
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The YMCA must include an option where the facility’s donor is part of the building’s official name, Andresen said. As a nod to all involved parties, he proposed “Sport Clips Family YMCA / City of Georgetown Westside Recreation Center.” City officials were split on whether to include Georgetown in the name. Mayor Pro Tem Kevin Pitts suggested using the city’s logo to cut length. “The citizens of Georgetown will be putting in a good amount of money into this project as well, and having some predominant branding on the exterior of the building ... would make sense to me,” Pitts said. District 1 council member Amanda Parr agreed the city needs to be represented through a logo or smaller signage. She suggested removing any “westside” references completely. “I know that we have plans for other recreation centers in the future,” Parr said. “... Is there a reason that we need to call one the westside to potentially account for another facility in another area? ... That seems like a little bit of overkill.”
New YMCA costs YMCA costs City of Georgetown costs
Georgetown City Council members gave the YMCA feedback on its future facility’s floorplan and name at a Dec. 10 meeting. In the YMCA’s memorandum of understanding with the city, desired facilities in the building include a community meeting room, classroom spaces and a second full-size gym. YMCA staff recommended their current design without the second gym, which will serve more age groups while providing the best opportunity to recapture operating costs, per the presentation. Council members agreed with that design. “If you guys think that the programming is better the way you guys scaled it down without the second gym, I’m in favor of that,” District 7 council member Ben Stewart said. New projections show costs have risen, but the
YMCA and city shared costs
Original:
$4.4M $13.6M
$10M
Updated:
$5M $17M
$10M
SOURCE: CITY OF GEORGETOWN/COMMUNITY IMPACT
city’s $10 million funding level is static, said Jeff Andresen, president and CEO of the YMCA of Central Texas. Construction is expected to finish by fall 2026, said Rich Carlton, vice president of facilities at YMCA of Greater Williamson County.
How we got here
the about 55,000-square-foot facility near 6200 Williams Drive, according to previous Community Impact reporting. The YMCA is in negotiations with Wellspring Church and six nearby residents in an effort to eliminate 11 of YMCA’s 22.03 acres from deed restrictions, or limitations on property uses.
City staff first met with the YMCA in February 2022 to discuss a partnership opportunity. By May 2023, a study indicated a need for the center to be in west Georgetown, Assistant City Manager Wayne Nero said. Georgetown voters passed a $10 million bond in November 2023 to contribute toward
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