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Delays in finishing downtown Y pools riling donors, board members

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Calling the delay “embarrassing” and “frustrating,” YMCA donors and board members are pressuring Executive Director Vernon Delpesce to complete the stalled construction of swimming pools at the downtown’s Wellmark YMCA, reports The Des Moines Register. David Drake, a member of Wellmark YMCA board, said it was a “horrendous decision” to build the new downtown Y without enough money to complete the aquatic center. “I think we may need new leadership at a citywide YMCA level to carry this forward,” Drake said.

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