North Carolina
Lawmakers file bill for funding expansion of YMCA of Southeastern North Carolina
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – On March 31, State Representative Ted Davis Jr. filed a bill to fund the YMCA of Southeastern North Carolina in Wilmington.
The expanded midtown YMCA in Wilmington at 709 George Anderson Dr would be a 50,000-square-foot facility on a 10-acre property at a cost of $15 million.
New fitness, aquatic and recreational spaces would be added to offer out-of-school child care, sports, enrichment, and career development opportunities.
The bill would allow the facility the finds to gain 6,000 additional members, a 50% growth in childcare enrollment for preschool, after school, and summer day 15 camps and water safety lessons to all 2nd-grade students in New Hanover County.
The bill passed its first reading in the House on April 1 and was then referred to the Committee on Appropriations, if favorable, the bill will move on to Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House.
If passed, the bill would become effective July 1, 2025.
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