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Plans to close three area YMCAs anger many people
Source: KC Star
“The YMCA decided they wanted to take care of the businessmen downtown,” Aziere said. “The middle-class people of Raytown don’t count anymore.”
The closures affect YMCA branches in Raytown, Independence and downtown Kansas City, Kan. The announcement came Monday from the YMCA of Greater Kansas City and has drawn negative reaction from all three communities.
James Barnes, a longtime Raytown resident, was startled by the lack of any hint of plans to close the Richard C. Green Sr. Family YMCA at 10301 E. Missouri 350.
“You would think that if they were having problems, we would have heard about it,” Barnes said.
Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/2013/03/12/4116633/ymca-closures-dismay-nearby-residents.html#storylink=cpy
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