The YMCA is selling its Morrison branch in Ballantyne to Moments of Hope Church after declining Mecklenburg County’s offer to purchase it.
County officials revealed they offered to buy the facility before the sale was made public, but the YMCA did not entertain the proposal.
Susan Rodriguez-McDowell, a District 6 Mecklenburg County commissioner, said the decision places the county in a difficult position to replace a major recreational hub for the Ballantyne community…