Cownie outlines possible sources of YMCA pool money
BPC Staff Dec 17, 2015 | 4:50 pm
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71 wordsAll Latest News, Arts and Culture, Real Estate and DevelopmentDes Moines businessman Jim Cownie told the Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino board that backers of the Wellmark YMCA hope to raise $9 million in the next three months to build the long-planned swimming pool at the site, The Des Moines Register reported. Cownie, who pledged $1 million to the project, hopes to attract added money from the city, Polk County, the state and private donors, and by refinancing the YMCA’s debt.