Changes announced
for Winston Lake;
pool still in question
BY TEVIN STINSON and has led YMCA
THE CHRONICLE board members to
rethink their plans.
ixexi monin tne Winston Lake
Family YMCA will close early on
Saturdays and be closed on Sundays
according to officials with the
YMCA of Northwest North Carolina.
Last week The Chronicle reported
that in response to a 20 percent
decline in membership revenue, and
an annual loss of $400,000 that trans
lates to $2 million since 2011, board
members are looking to make
changes to help overcome shortfalls.
Proposed changes include cutting
hours, closing the portion of the
building where the pool is located,
and transferring current staff mem
bers. A letter sent to members last
week stated that the changes in week
end hours will be implemented May
21.
A major leadership change will
take place next month at Winston
Lake as well. Current branch director
Terry Matthews will be moved to the
Long Family YMCA in Clemmons
and Richard Daniels, the vie? presi
dent of operations at Fulton Family
YMCA, will Serve as the director at
Winston Lake.
The proposed closing of the pool
didn't go over well with the members
During a meeting held on Friday,
April 8, a number of longtime mem
bers of the branch said they did not
want to see the pool go.
"We need our pool right here in
this community," Veronica Rousseau
said. "A lot of us are seniors and that
pool is a big help for our health."
After receiving backlash from
members, president and chief execu
tive of the YMCA of Northwest
North Carolina Curt Hazelbaker said
they are currently looking at ways to
keep the' pool open. According to
Hazelbaker, officials are currently
looking to community partners and
local non-profit organizations to help
with the expense of keeping the pool
open.
"Based on the feedback from the
members at the Winston Lake branch,
we are going to see what our options
are," he said. "Once we have had
conversations with those potential
partners, we will make a decision."
Hazelbaker said aside from local
non-profit organizations, they have
also discussed a potential partnership
with the city. Hazelbaker noted they
are looking for partners to help with
the entire operation of the branch, not
just the upkeep of the
pool.
Prior to the meet
ing between YMCA
officials and Winston
Lake branch mem
bers, there had not
been any talks about a
partnership with the
city. City Council
member Derwin
Montgomery said
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contacted him directly, he and other
elected officials are dedicated to
keeping the branch open that serves
the Eastern portion of the city and the
African-American community.
Board members are expected to
have a series of meetings with mem
bers of Winston Lake next week to
discuss ways to keep the pool open.
While a timetable to make a final
decision is not yet in place,
Hazelbacker mentioned a decision
will be made before the end of the
year. He also said although change is
hard, "We will remain dedicated to
serving the East Winston community.
That will not change," Hazelbacker
said.
Although they are still awaiting
word on the pool, a number of resi
dents told The Chronicle that they
are happy board members are making
an effort to include the members at
Winston Lake in the decision making
process.
"For years we have been left in
the dark about what happens here at
Winston Lake," said Veronica
Brown, longtime member and volun
teer. "Including us in the decision
making process can make a big dif
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