13 | 13 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1 |
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14 | 14 | | AN ACT TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO THE YMCA OF SOUTHEASTERN NORTH 2 |
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15 | 15 | | CAROLINA FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE MIDTOWN YMCA FACILITY IN 3 |
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16 | 16 | | WILMINGTON. 4 |
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17 | 17 | | Whereas, the YMCA of Southeastern North Carolina has provided programs and 5 |
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18 | 18 | | served the people of New Hanover, Brunswick, Pender, and Sampson Counties since 1887; and 6 |
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19 | 19 | | Whereas, the YMCA of Southeastern North Carolina is expanding its Midtown 7 |
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20 | 20 | | YMCA in Wilmington to a 50,000 square foot facility on a 10-acre property at a cost of fifteen 8 |
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21 | 21 | | million dollars ($15,000,000); and 9 |
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22 | 22 | | Whereas, the expanded Midtown YMCA facility will provide new fitness, aquatic, 10 |
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23 | 23 | | and recreational spaces, out-of-school child care, sports, enrichment, and career development 11 |
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24 | 24 | | opportunities for youth and families; and 12 |
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25 | 25 | | Whereas, the expanded Midtown YMCA is anticipated to offer 6,000 additional 13 |
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26 | 26 | | members, a 50% growth in child care enrollment for preschool, afterschool, and summer day 14 |
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27 | 27 | | camps, and the capacity to provide water safety lessons to all 2nd grade students in New Hanover 15 |
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28 | 28 | | County; and 16 |
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29 | 29 | | Whereas, the Midtown YMCA project is part of a public-private partnership with over 17 |
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30 | 30 | | one-half of funding secured; and 18 |
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31 | 31 | | Whereas, the YMCA of Southeastern North Carolina would be grateful for the 19 |
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32 | 32 | | support of the General Assembly in securing a portion of funding for the Midtown YMCA 20 |
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33 | 33 | | Expansion project; Now, therefore, 21 |
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34 | 34 | | The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 22 |
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35 | 35 | | SECTION 1. Notwithstanding G.S. 143C-5-2, there is appropriated from the 23 |
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36 | 36 | | General Fund to the Office of State Budget and Management the sum of two million dollars 24 |
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37 | 37 | | ($2,000,000) in nonrecurring funds for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to be provided in the form of a 25 |
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38 | 38 | | grant to the Young Men's Christian Association of Southeastern North Carolina, Inc., for the 26 |
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39 | 39 | | expansion of the Midtown YMCA in Wilmington. 27 |
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40 | 40 | | SECTION 2. This act becomes effective July 1, 2025. 28 |
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