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CREATION. Y.M.C.A.'S IN RAYTOWN, INDEPENDENCE AND KANSAS CITY,
KANSAS ARE SCHEDULED TO BE CLOSED NEXT WEEK, AND THOUSANDS OF MEMBERS ASKED TO FIND
ALTERNATIVES TO KEEP HEALTHY AS PART OF A CONTROVERSIAL PLAN BY THE NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
THE Y.M.C.A. OF GREATER KANSAS CITY. COST SAVINGINGS WILL ALLOW THE
NONPROFIT TO BUILD A BRAND NEW 40 MILLION-DOLLAR FACILITY IN DOWNTOWN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.
YOU CAN'T JUST CLOSE THIS PLACE. WE'VE SPENT OUR LIVES HERE.
I'VE SPENT MORE TIME IN THAT POOL THAN I HAVE STUDYING BOOKS, CRUNCHING NUMBERS OR WHATEVER IT
IS I DO IN MY SPARE TIME. I'VE BEEN COMING TO THIS POOL SINCE 20th OF FEBRUARY OF '05.
AND I HAVE ARTHRITIS AND ENJOY WALKING THE TRACK AND GETTING IN THE POOL AND SWIMMING, AND I
THINK IT'S JUST A WHOLE BUNCH OF MALARKEY. I JUST THINK IT'S POLITICS.
I JUST FIND OUT LAST WEEK ON FRIDAY BY A TELEPHONE CALL FROM MY PARTNER.
I WAS OUT OF TOWN, AND HE SAID, THEY'RE CLOSING OUR Y. I'M HEADING OVER THERE RIGHT NOW
TO SEE WHO CAN SAY ANYTHING ABOUT IT AT ALL. SOME PEOPLE THINK, THOUGH,
THAT THIS IS JUST AN EFFORT TO HELP WHITE COLLAR EMPLOYEES DOWNTOWN KANSAS CITY GET HELP
WHILE ALL OF THESE OTHER SUBURBAN Y'S ARE BEING CLOSED DOWN.
DAVE HELLING. WELL, YES, AND OBVIOUSLY CHANGES LIKE THIS AFFECT A LOT
OF PEOPLE, AND BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT REALLY POLITICAL DECISIONS THAT INVOLVE PUBLIC POLICY
MAKERS COMPLETELY, THERE IS SOME FRUSTRATION AND ANGER, AND IT'S POSSIBLE, NOT LIKELY, BUT IT'S
POSSIBLE THESE PLANS COULD BE ALTERED TO A DEGREE, PARTICULARLY SINCE PEOPLE ARE
WORRIED THAT THE DOWNTOWN Y IS TAKING PRECEDENCE OVER THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS.
AND THE KCK ONE HAS NOW BEEN SAVED THANKS TO AN EFFORT BY THE UNIFIED GOVERNMENT.
THEY'RE GOING TO KEEP THAT OPEN FOR ANOTHER YEAR. THAT IS IT FOR THIS WEEK'S
KANSAS CITY WEEK IN REVIEW. OUR THANKS TO OUR NEWS REVIEWERS, LYNN HORSLEY AND DAVE
HELLING OF THE KANSAS CITY STAR, OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT SAM ZEFF AND 50% OF DANA AND PARKS.
THE BETTER HALF. ON 98.1 F.M. SCOTT PARKS.
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