Lebanon Valley Economic Development Corporation officials conducted a tour of the vacant YMCA at Willow and Ninth streets on Friday, Nov. 6, to drum up community support for renovations of the dilapidated building.
“The purpose was to raise awareness about the property being for sale,” said LVEDC president and CEO Susan Eberly, who did not attend the tour but spoke to LebTown by telephone afterwards. The tour was led by another LVEDC employee.
On the tour were state Rep. John Schlegel (R-101), whose legislative district includes Lebanon city, and representatives from the legislative offices of U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser (R-9) and state Sen. Chris Gebhard (R-48).
Built in 1906, the building at 901 Willow Street served as a YMCA for many years and also housed the Lebanon County Historical Society, according to the society’s website. “For the next thirteen years, the Society had its headquarters at the old YMCA Building at Ninth and Willow Street, until December, 1921, when it moved to the basement of the Farmers Trust Company.”…