ADVERTISEMENT

Milton sells land to YMCA

By Stacy Vogel ( Contact )   August 6, 2008 - 12:25 p.m.

The YMCA and Milton have come to an agreement on the sale of five acres of land in Crossridge Park.

The YMCA of Northern Rock County will pay the appraised value of $17,500 an acre -- $87,500 all together -- for the land, according to a joint news release from the city and the YMCA.

According to the contract, the YMCA must build a facility on the property within five years or the city has the option to buy the land back.

Milton and the YMCA have been working for two years on a plan for Crossridge Park. A conceptual plan from fall 2007 included a YMCA facility, playgrounds and sports fields.




reader COMMENTS (8)
walkthisyahweh
Aug 7, 2008 at 4:55 p.m.
Suggest removal

Dig deeper and you will find the regulation size pool. When you find the pool, you will also find major contributions to the new Milton Y. I would guess making the case for rebuilding the lap pool in the old YMCA would be difficult after the more affluent of Janesville (Harmony, Milton Township, East-siders) realized they would have the new facility built close to home. It's there, you just have not found it yet. A YMCA with no pool is incomplete in most peoples eyes. There will be a regulation size pool. What better way to satisfy the base than to add the magical pool to the plan as an afterthought. I wonder if Evansville keeps growing at the rate it is, if we can expect to see expanded Y services?

miltonalum
Aug 6, 2008 at 7:37 p.m.
Suggest removal

preliminary concept drawings do not include a pool

cardtrader
Aug 6, 2008 at 7:18 p.m.
Suggest removal

This will probally raise the taxes for those poor souls living in Milton

coffeelover2
Aug 6, 2008 at 6:51 p.m.
Suggest removal

Hey all you doubters out there...I heard through the grapevine that there will, in fact, be a pool.

miltonalum
Aug 6, 2008 at 6:22 p.m.
Suggest removal

Higgggggghly doubt it will include a pool, although id like to see it.

biggirl
Aug 6, 2008 at 2:04 p.m.
Suggest removal

I want a pool, and I want the YMCA to allow access to the pool for Mercy rehabilitation. We need to emphasize the pool for recreation and fitness for all parts of the population from children to the elderly.

thekid3477
Aug 6, 2008 at 1:57 p.m.
Suggest removal

im guessin since they dont know for sure that there will be a building built...'the YMCA must build a facility on the property within five years or the city has the option to buy the land back'...they dont know whether there will be a pool or not. its hard to imagine building a new Y and not havin a pool....

Kiki
Aug 6, 2008 at 1:02 p.m.
Suggest removal

Miltonites need to know; Will it have a pool?

Before you post a comment, consider this:

Note: GazetteXtra.com does not condone or review every comment. Read more in our User Policy Agreement
  • Keep it clean. Comments that are obscene, vulgar or sexually oriented will be removed. Creative spelling of such terms or implied use of such language is banned, also.
  • Don't threaten to hurt or kill anyone.
  • Be nice. No racism, sexism or any other sort of -ism that degrades another person.
  • Harassing comments. If you are the subject of a harassing comment or personal attack by another user, do not respond in-kind.  Hit the "Suggest Removal" button on offensive comments.
  • Share what you know. Give us your eyewitness accounts, background, observations and history.
  • Do not libel anyone. Libel is writing something false about someone that damages that person's reputation.
  • Ask questions. What more do you want to know about the story?
  • Stay focused. Keep on the story's topic.
  • Help us get it right. If you spot a factual error or misspelling, email newsroom@gazettextra.com or call 1-800-362-6712.
  • Remember, this is our site. We set the rules, and we reserve the right to remove any comments that we deem inappropriate.

Post Comment

Commenting requires registration.

Username:
Password: (Forgotten your password?)

Comment:

ADVERTISEMENT