PHOTO: Left to Right: Jim Rawlinson, Indiana Economic Development Corporation; Alisha Berglund, Berglund Construction; Jeff Schroeder, Moake Parke Group Inc; Melissa Benedict, Cleveland-Cliffs Foundation; Jim Trout, Duneland YMCA Board of Directors; Dave Kasarda, Duneland Family YMCA; Dr. Chip Pettit; Duneland School Corporation; Jeff Berglund, Berglund Construction; Elizabeth Adcock, Duneland YMCA Board of Directors; Wess Audsley, Allied Advisors Group (Photo provided, Duneland Family YMCA)
In downtown Chesterton, a groundbreaking ceremony was recently held for the new Duneland YMCA Healthy Living Campus, being built at the site of the old Chesterton Middle School which many years earlier used to be the high school. An update from the Duneland Family YMCA said ongoing programming at West Morgan Avenue will continue throughout the construction process and the YMCA will remain at Roosevelt Street as well until all the organization’s services can be moved and housed under one roof. “Today’s groundbreaking ceremony symbolizes more than just the start of a new building; it marks the beginning of a brighter future for our community,” said Duneland Family YMCA CEO Dave Kasarda. Here is a link to read more about the project.
(Image provided, Indiana Economic Development Corporation)
Officials say the groundbreaking held on September 10, 2024, for the new Duneland YMCA Healthy Living Campus also marks the official kick off of northwest Indiana’s quality of place investments through READI 2.0, the Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative. Here is a link to read the news release from Indiana Economic Development Corporation.
