On Tuesday night, the Clinton YMCA approached the Clinton City Council to present its plans for a new facility.

On the WHOW Morning Show Wednesday, City Administrator Tony Harris told the Hart Media Group that this is another exciting development in many things happening in Clinton.

While having worked in local government nearly his entire professional career, Harris is often reminded how slow things can work in government, but that doesn't change the excitement level of what is happening.

As for the City of Clinton financially supporting the YMCA, Harris says that will be something the City will have to analyze. With their commitments to finding a new City Hall and police and fire station, the City is committing a lot of resources to those pursuits.

The YMCA has visions of hosting youth sports events at its new facility, noting the economic impacts to the community in that way. Harris says a YMCA that is close to downtown would be a huge win for the community. 

YMCA leadership on Tuesday night indicated they would hope to see the final phase of fundraising for the first phase of its two-phase project complete, with dirt to be moved by the spring of 2027.