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Read. Follow. Verify.North Carolina Appropriates $2 Million for Midtown YMCA Expansion in Wilmington
Last action · April 1, 2025: Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (House action)Sponsors: Ted Davis and 6 others
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What This Bill Would Do
North Carolina appropriates $2 million in for the 2025-2026 to provide a grant to the Young Men's Christian Association of Southeastern North Carolina, Inc., for expanding the Midtown YMCA facility in Wilmington.
Directs state tax revenue to a specific local nonprofit construction project, overriding standard budget procedures to fund regional community and youth facilities.
- The YMCA of Southeastern North Carolina has operated community and youth programs across New Hanover, Brunswick, Pender, and Sampson Counties since 1887. context
- The Midtown YMCA project in Wilmington involves scaling the facility up to a 50,000-square-foot building on a 10-acre property. context
Who It Would Affect
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Young Men's Christian Association of Southeastern North Carolina, Inc.
Receives a $2,000,000 state grant for the expansion of the Midtown YMCA facility in Wilmington.
Office of State Budget and Management
Receives the appropriated funds from the General Fund to disburse as a grant.
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Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
3 actions- Apr 1, 2025HouseRef to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- Apr 1, 2025HousePassed 1st Reading
- Mar 31, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
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State Grant Complements Private Funding
The $2 million state appropriation supplements an ongoing $15 million project where over half of the funding is already secured through public-private partnerships.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance35How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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