The public should know that the proposed YMCA site is currently forestland that’s adjacent to hundreds of acres of more forestland, its zoned rural, not urban, and it is being proposed for a community center solely because the site owner is the richest developer in town who bought the parcel for a mere $400,000 in 2018 and is trying to convince the county to rezone it to urban so he can turn it into a mini-city and make a killing. There is no good reason to sacrifice the public good so that developers can make a lot of money. Put the YMCA in Lacey or the west side of Olympia where it’s needed, and put the community “center” in the center of the community so that residents of Tumwater will actually use it. Low-income people, in particular, shouldn’t be required to spend precious money on gas to drive out to the boonies to get to these places. It’s alarming that this site has been included on this list in the first place.
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