Empire State Development Corp. rules the project is a community facility that’s allowed in the Lysander development.
A YMCA proposed for Radisson moved one step closer to being built after a state agency ruled today that the YMCA is an allowed use in planned community. The YMCA would be similar to the East Area YMCA near Fayetteville (above). Vicki Blitman, of Manlius, and Paula Pacini, of Manlius, were among several people exercising in a Zumba class in 2008 at the East Area YMCA.
A state agency has ruled that a proposed YMCA is a type of project that can be built in Radisson in Lysander.
The Empire State Development Corp, which oversees Radisson, ruled today that the proposed YMCA is a community facility that’s allowed under Radisson’s land use plans.
Neighbors opposed to the YMCA being built at the corner of Route 31 and Drakes Landing have contended that the proposed 98,000-square-foot facility — nearly the size of a Lowe’s or other “big-box” retailer – did not qualify as a community facility.
The proposal to build the $17.95 million YMCA — hatched in 2005 — has been controversial, pitting residents of Radisson against each other. People for and against the project have packed community and town meetings. The situation already has generated one lawsuit to try to stop the project.
The project now moves to the town of Lysander to consider the site plan for the project.
The site proposed for the YMCA is designated residential on the Radisson land use plan. However, the Radisson general project plan, created in 1971 and amended in 1987, allows for “Community Facilities” to be located on land zoned for other uses.
Empire State Development Corp. held a public hearing on the issue on May 12. It also accepted written public comments.