After The Flood: YMCA Leaders Talk Remediation Process, Reopening Plans
By Craig Manning | May 4, 2026
Lucky: That’s (surprisingly) how Grand Traverse Bay YMCA President/CEO Andy Page is feeling in the wake of massive flooding at his organization’s South YMCA location off South Airport Road.
That facility took on water three weeks ago when heavy rainfall caused the nearby Boardman River to overflow. While damage is significant, Page says the YMCA dodged worst-case scenarios – and tells The Ticker the facility should be up and running by mid-June, just in time for the Y’s popular youth summer camp.
“We sustained the most damage around our racquetball courts and our squash court, which are at the backside of the building,” Page says of the South Y. “That’s …
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