Westfield just got a new YMCA. So why is Ransburg closing?

(MIRROR INDY) — Ransburg YMCA members aren’t giving up on their community center.

After the YMCA of Greater Indianapolis announced in January that Ransburg will close, people started coordinating online. A Facebook group created on Jan. 22 has already attracted nearly 1,700 members. People in the group are sharing memories and long-shot ideas to save the eastside YMCA.

They’re also asking questions. What did the YMCA do to try to save Ransburg? How did the financial situation become enough to force a closure?

And why is it that suburban YMCA locations are apparently able to thrive while Ransburg and other Indianapolis locations close?…

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