Public Meeting Set To Discuss New Riverview Area YMCA

Hillsborough County will conduct a public meeting to receive public comment regarding an agreement to locate a YMCA on county-owned land adjacent to the Vance Vogel Sports Complex in Riverview.

The meeting will take place Tuesday, July 23 at 6:30 p.m. at East Bay High School Auditorium, 7710 Old Big Bend Rd. in Gibsonton.

If approved, the project will be funded jointly with the YMCA, with about $2 million provided by the county.

This project would provide additional recreational facilities in southern Hillsborough County. Preliminary plans include various indoor recreational facilities, an aquatic center, various athletic field and related improvements.

The first meeting on Jan. 31, 2012, discussed the proposed location of the YMCA on 30 acres of vacant land on the southern edge of Vance Vogel Park. This second meeting is to present the project and the agreement that will be presented to the Board of County Commissioners.                                                         

For more information, contact Hillsborough County’s Real Estate and Facilities Services Department at 813-272-5810.