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"We believe that there is an appetite for kids and families to be able to have a place to stay healthy and active."

CROWN POINT – The Plan Commission voted Monday to support the site development for expansion of Crossroads YMCA at 100 W. Burrell Drive.

CROWN POINT — The Dean and Barbara White Southlake YMCA is eyeing a multi-million dollar expansion, with one phase set to be completed in late fall. Crossroads YMCA CEO Jay Buckmaster told The Times there are plans to add two to three acres to the east side of the Southlake YMCA to allow for two, 60-by-100-foot Urban Soccer Park fields, as well as 110 yards of AstroTurf.  The project replaces an initial plan to build soccer fields across the street from the YMCA, and instead proposes an extended footprint near the facility's outdoor waterpark, Buckmaster said.  The AstroTurf will g...

Crossroads YMCA in Hammond has announced plans for a new and expanded YMCA facility.

Crossroads YMCA CEO Jay Buckmaster presents renderings for a new destination YMCA in Hammond set to open in 2024.  Mary Freda, The Times HAMMOND — The Crossroads YMCA is set to build a $45 million destination YMCA at the former Woodmar Mall site next to the Hammond Sportsplex.  The project, announced Friday, is in partnership with the city of Hammond, as well as the Dean and Barbara White Family Foundation, and is set to more than triple the size of Hammond's current YMCA facility.  "This is going to be transformational, what we're talking about. This was a dead spot...