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Construction Begins on Haverford Area YMCA
The new Y is slated to open in September 2013.
HAVERTOWN–Though there isn't a YMCA in the Marple Newtown area, the Havertown YMCA may be the closest one for residents.
Ground was broken for the new $22.5 million Haverford Area YMCA on Tuesday morning, drawing about 150 people to the site at 891 N. Eagle Road in Havertown for a ceremony which included speeches and student musical performances.
When the new Y opens in September 2013, Haverford Township will have a “state of the art facility” which will serve about 20,000 Y members and have a payroll of about $4 million annually, John F. Flynn, president and CEO of the YMCA of Philadelphia & Vicinity, said during his remarks at the groundbreaking ceremony.
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Flynn said $22.5 million will be expended to build the facility. The Haverford Area Y will also create 150 new jobs, said a spokeswoman for the YMCA of Philadelphia & Vicinity.
“This YMCA came together the best and the fastest of any of the Ys I’ve been involved with,” Flynn said. He attributed the speed to the fact that “it was in everybody’s heart” to make the project happen.
