INC NEWS - YMCA and DPS partner Lakewood Y revitalization

[Melissa Rooney]

What GREAT news. I just sent an email to our county
commissioners and school board thanking them for
making this stellar decision :)

Congrats to Chuck Clifton and all of those who worked
so hard to make this happe for Lakewood and for Durham
at large.

Melissa

Melissa Rooney
mmr121570 at yahoo.com

--- RW Pickle <randy at 27beverly.com> wrote:

> 
> Partnership Revitalizes Lakewood Property
> 
> Durham, N.C. – After months of consideration, Durham
> County Government,
> Durham Public Schools, and YMCA of the Triangle
> announced a joint venture
> initiating the redevelopment of the Lakewood YMCA
> located at 2119 Chapel
> Hill Road.  In an effort to preserve the facility,
> the partnership between
> the private and public agencies will involve the
> County purchasing the
> Lakewood YMCA property and completing renovation.
> 
> “This is a triple win for the community, the school
> district and the YMCA.
> Durham County is delighted to partner with the
> Durham Public Schools and
> Triangle YMCA to provide an exciting new educational
> opportunity for
> middle school students, while retaining the YMCA as
> a community focal
> point,” said Ellen Reckhow, Chairman of the Durham
> County Board of
> Commissioners. 
> 
> An Interlocal agreement between the County and
> Durham Public Schools will
> include construction of a new middle school on the
> site on behalf of the
> school system. The school will be designed to
> service approximately 300
> students.
> 
> “This is yet another example of the unparalleled
> levels of support that
> Durham Public Schools receives from the Durham
> community,” said Minnie
> Forte-Brown, Chair of the DPS Board of Education.
> “We are very grateful to
> the Board of County Commissioners for providing such
> a perfect space for a
> new middle school to serve our young people. So many
> young lives will be
> greatly enhanced by this splendid partnership.”
> 
> “I am pleased that the County, the YMCA, and Durham
> Public Schools were
> able to come to terms on what will become a real
> asset for the school
> system, the YMCA, and Lakewood neighborhood,” said
> Mike Ruffin, Durham
> County Manager. “My sincere appreciation to all
> involved.”
> 
> Discussion to redevelop the Lakewood facility
> involved Durham County,
> Durham Public Schools, and YMCA jointly drafting
> Business Deal Points. 
> The Durham County Board of Commissioners will review
> the deal points at
> the Board of County Commissioners Regular Session
> meeting this evening. 
> The Board of Education will review the deal points
> for approval on
> Thursday, May 22.    
> 
> “Middle school improvement has been at the forefront
> of Durham Public
> Schools’ efforts over the last several years, and we
> are seeing many
> positive results,” said DPS Superintendent Carl
> Harris. “With the critical
> support of our Commissioners we are now in the
> position to take this
> success to new levels. This wonderful new middle
> school gives us the
> opportunity to provide great instructional programs
> for hundreds of
> deserving students.”  
> 
> When YMCA began to seek a partner to purchase all or
> a portion of the
> Lakewood facility, it was important that the newly
> formed partnership
> included YMCA leasing back a portion of the property
> to continue operation
> of sports programming. 
> 
> “We’re excited about this development because it
> will be great for the
> neighborhood, the community and the Y,” says Doug
> McMillan, YMCA of the
> Triangle CEO. “This is the type of repurposing of
> the Lakewood facility
> that we envisioned. We will be able to serve even
> more children and adults
> throughout Durham.”
> 
> For more about today’s press conference, contact
> Dawn Dudley, public
> information specialist for the Durham County
> Manager’s Office, at
> 919-560-0008, or Michael Yarbrough, communications
> coordinator for Durham
> Public Schools’ Office of Public Affairs, at
> 919-560-2602. 
> 
> 
> 
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