#The Landing at the Woodson YMCA

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Fate of downtown church building still in limbo after Plan Commission rejects YMCA rezoning request

The Wausau Plan Commission on Wednesday rejected a request from the YMCA to demolish a former church building on Franklin Street for a parking lot, but the fate of the building lies with the City Council.

Damakant Jayshi The Wausau Plan Commission on Wednesday rejected a request from the Woodson YMCA to demolish a former church building on Franklin Street for a parking lot dedicated to its senior activity center, The Landing, but the fate of the building lies with the City Council. City staff recommended the Plan Commission reject amending the zoning code to allow the YMCA to raze the former…

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Your letters: The Landing exec defends plan for new parking lot

"It allocates more off-street parking and funnels pedestrian foot traffic to a single crossing point on Fourth Street, ensuring safety for our most vulnerable members." - Julie Streufert, executive director, The Landing at the Woodson YMCA

Dear editor, As medical studies find a continued decline in the overall health and well-being of Americans, The Landing counters the national decline by providing a positive, community-oriented center for Wausau’s 55-plus population to gather. This year, we are renewing our mission to create a movement to empower older adults, provide a safe place where people 55-plus feel welcomed and inspired,…

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Wausau committee approves YMCA’s additional parking request

Wausau's Infrastructure and Facilities Committee on Thursday approved Woodson YMCA’s request to install angled parking lots around its senior activity center and an easement to construct a skywalk across Third Street for better patron accessibility.

Damakant Jayshi Wausau’s Infrastructure and Facilities Committee on Thursday approved Woodson YMCA’s request to install angled parking lots around its senior activity center and an easement to construct a skywalk across Third Street for better patron accessibility. The parking spots on three streets – on McIndoe Street between Third and Fourth Streets, on Fourth Street between Grand and…

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Your letters: YMCA CEO responds to criticism over razing downtown building

The Woodson YMCA CEO explains the vision for The Landing, amid a controversy over the future of a downtown Wausau building.

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Your letters: Does Yawkey Park have a future?

"The future may necessitate the creation of a Friends of Yawkey Park who will rehabilitate, nurture and protect the park." - R. Dennis O'Flyng of Wausau

Dear editor, What in Wausau these past weeks reads like a mystery novel, minus it’s usual heroes and villains? Legislation has recently passed so that a pivotal green space, Yawkey Park will change dramatically. How did this happen? The Woodson YMCA has initiated plans for The Landing expansion, where there’s to be a Third Street skywalk coming through to the park’s adjacent 1920’s pergola.…