The Morrison Family YMCA, serving the Ballantyne community since 1999, offers various programs for over 15,000 people annually. These include high-quality youth sports, preschool, afterschool, camp, and arts programs, as well as group exercise and CrossFit for gym-goers. The facility features loads of well-lit parking, outdoor event space and pavilions, and a large outdoor swimming pool complex that has been recently improved. Inside, there is a large and well-equipped weight room, a hardwood aerobic/exercise area, a separate Pilates/Yoga studio, several basketball courts, showers, and classrooms. The YMCA also has a dedicated membership team, with staff like Delisa Johnson providing excellent support, especially in helping teens feel at home and involved.
However, some concerns are noted. The basketball gym becomes nearly unusable during school breaks and holidays because it is often used as a daycare or drop-off area for parents, with children running around and disrupting others. Establishing specific adult hours during these times could help. Additionally, there are complaints about the weight room workers, who seem to spend a lot of time on their phones and neglect duties like replenishing paper towels or greeting members. Some find the membership fees a bit expensive, possibly due to the perception that some staff are not fully engaged or performing their duties. Despite these issues, the YMCA remains a great place with convenient weekday hours, though Sunday hours are shorter from 12 to 5 PM. Getting out in the morning traffic can be a bit difficult, and the overall cost for families has increased recently.
If you are looking to move here, this facility will be leaving the YMCA organization. The county sought to purchase the property for the benefit of taxpayers, but the Y opted to sell.
The church group renting space in the building will be evicted and the property will turned over to a new church organization which will shut down the YMCA and control the facilities in the near future.
The Morrison Y is the heart of Ballantyne! A place of true belonging for everyone. Seniors, teens, young kids and parents, people with disabilities, people from different countries. It is a place where people from all walks of life come together and get to know each other. It is vital for communities to have places that don't separate people by socioeconomic status, religious beliefs, physical abilities, age, etc. If you're looking for a community, not just a gym, this is the place to be.
This YMCA is a lifeline for the community.
There's so much to do. From an indoor track to the gym, basketball courts, mountain bike trails, baseball fields, field hockey, swimming, soccer fields. This place is the best for the community.
Sadly and unfortunately rich people with private jets bought it and will probably tear it down.
Such an amazing spot for families to just hang out as well as the youth. Yet, we're forced to leave it to some greedy dude who could care less about the community. I will genuinely miss this place. Extremely sad and disappointed.
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