Bartlett appoints YMCA advisory board
With the YMCA on the verge of taking over operation of the Bartlett Recreation Center, the suburb has appointed an oversight board to make sure things go smoothly.
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With the YMCA on the verge of taking over operation of the Bartlett Recreation Center, the suburb has appointed an oversight board to make sure things go smoothly.
Early last month, the suburb’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved shifting the city’s recreation center to the YMCA. The facility at 7700 Flaherty Place has hemorrhaged money in recent years.
Bartlett officials turned their rec center and library branch over to private companies with the hopes of better control and cost savings.
On Tuesday, Jan. 9, the Board of Mayor and Aldermen held a public hearing and voted 5-1 in favor of the YMCA managing the facility, which has always been run by the city.
As revenue streams decrease at the Bartlett Recreation Center, the suburb is exploring a public-private partnership to manage the fitness facility.
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