Members of the College Station City Council responded favorably to a presentation about a possible YMCA facility in the city at their regular workshop meeting on Thursday evening.
The council took no formal vote during the hour-long presentation and discussion, but the council's consensus was to direct city manager Bryan Woods and members of his office to explore the logistical parameters of forming a partnership with the YMCA. Jeff Andresen, CEO of the Greater Williamson County YMCA, said a YMCA likely would cost a city the size of College Station about $54 million to build, operate and maintain without any outside help. He added that a partnership with the regional YMCA could cut the city's costs down to just over $21.65 million about $20 million of which would go to the building of the facility itself.
The council took no formal vote during the hour-long presentation and discussion, but the council's consensus was to direct city manager Bryan Woods and members of his office to explore the logistical parameters of forming a partnership with the YMCA. Jeff Andresen, CEO of the Greater Williamson County YMCA, said a YMCA likely would cost a city the size of College Station about $54 million to build, operate and maintain without any outside help. He added that a partnership with the regional YMCA could cut the city's costs down to just over $21.65 million about $20 million of which would go to the building of the facility itself.