Waterloo’s Stork Family YMCA is planning to expand
Posted Jun 19, 2013 04:43:40 PM.
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The Stork Family YMCA could be getting bigger.
The facility on Fischer Hallman Road is the only YMCA in Waterloo and is looking to add an extra 25 per cent of space to the already 45, 000 square foot facility.
The facility had 8 years to approach the City of Waterloo with a proposal for expansion, but decided to get the ball rolling on expansion as the increase in memberships rise.
The response to programs has exceeded expectations and the need for expansion is current as there are currently over 6,000 members at the location.
Chief Executive Officer of YMCA John Haddock tells 570 News he is hoping the expansion will continue to draw people to the facility.
“It’s out hope that it would enable more people to be engage in healthy activities with their families.”
It would take about two to three years for the expansion to be complete, and Haddock adds that now is the time to start the planning process in order to meet that deadline.
