Officials, long-time members say goodbye to old Flint YMCA ahead of move to new building

Flint, Mi-long time and officers mentioned goodbye to the outdated YMCA of Higher Flint on Monday, April 21, greater than 63 years after it was opened and 4 days earlier than a brand new Y takes its place.

VICE president of operations Brandon Dreffs mentioned that members helped to guide a small ceremony, in order that the top of the operations on the Kearsley Road location was marked. Some left written notes in a time capsule.

The brand new 50,000 sq. foot Livewell on Harrison Facility, on third and Harrison Streets, can be opened on Friday, April 25 for the primary working day at 7 am. The power will shut that day at 7 p.m.

A ribbon slicing ceremony organized by the YMCA and Uptown Reinvestment Company is deliberate at 10 am on Monday 28 April.

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Each organizations are concerned within the possession of the brand new constructing, which can function the brand new head workplace for the YMCA of Higher Flint.

The constructing additionally has new areas for the Hurley Bodily Remedy Clinic, the Crim Health Basis, 50 residential models and store and workplace area.

After the ribbon slicing ceremony, contributors can journey via the ability, together with a kids’s zone.

The brand new facility additionally has an intensive swimming pool with six lanes, Splash Pad, three exercise studios and an inside monitor.

Officers of the YMCA and Uptown have submitted papers to town to construct the Livewell on Harrison in December 2022. They then mentioned that the situation on Kearsley Road got here on the finish of the usable life.