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A YMCA and Robinson
Memorial center along the intersection of routes 14 and 43 is
expected to open by 2009. City Council President Pete
Buczkowski said the YMCA will be located on a separate floor
than the hospital and as of right now it will not include a
swimming pool. This is due to the fact that the liability will
be too costly.
“I was really
hoping it would have a swimming pool,” math teacher and head
football coach Mr. John Arlesic said. He was hoping that the
football team would be able to use the swimming pool for
practice on the weekends after games.
Arlesic said the
swimming would be very therapeutic and help increase blood
flow for his players. He is now considering how big the gym
will be at the YMCA because that is the determining factor to
whether or not the football team will weight lift there.
Groundbreaking will
begin in the spring and the estimated construction costs are
at $25 to $30 million. The building will be three stories high
and cover 88,000 square feet. The YMCA will cover
15,430 square feet and will include a variety of weights,
machines, and it will also include an area for groups to hold
events and be able to serve food. The Robinson
Memorial part of the facility will have various medical
portions including areas for MRIs, CT scans, mammograms,
family practices, physical therapy and maybe even a dentist’s
office. Buczkowski said the
building is not going to be a “green facility,” meaning it
will run on fossil fuels instead of solar power. “I love the idea of
having something like the Natatorium in Cuyahoga Falls,”
english teacher Mr. Jim Boardwine said. He hopes it will
“encourage the community to come together, to be fit.” Junior Cory
Lanterman feels that our sports teams will “benefit a lot”
from the new facility. He said it is indoors so “we can use it
in the winter.” He too feels that the YMCA would be better
with a swimming pool. “We don’t have a lot of stuff in
Streetsboro,” and Lanterman feels a swimming pool would have
been a place to go. Overall, Arlesic
feels the facility will be “great” because it is “a positive
structure going up.” “I probably won’t
use it only because I have workout equipment at home,”
Boardwine said. However he “definitely will check it out.” The Robinson
Memorial part of the facility will have various medical
portions including areas for MRIs, CT scans, mammograms,
family practices, physical therapy and maybe even a dentist’s
office. Buczkowski said the
building is not going to be a “green facility,” meaning it
will run on fossil fuels instead of solar power. “I love the idea of
having something like the Natatorium in Cuyahoga Falls,”
English teacher Mr. Jim Boardwine said. He hopes it will
“encourage the community to come together, to be fit.” Junior Cory
Lanterman feels the sports teams will “benefit a lot” from the
new facility. He said it is indoors so “we can use it in the
winter.” He, too, feels the YMCA would be better with a
swimming pool. “We don’t have a lot of stuff in Streetsboro,”
he said, adding that a swimming pool would have been a place
to go. Overall, Arlesic
feels the facility will be “great” because it is “a positive
structure going up.” “I probably won’t
use it only because I have workout equipment at home,”
Boardwine said. However, he “definitely will check it out.”
 Tina
Schultz
Staff Writer
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