Plans to build a new YMCA in Cascade Township, to replace the existing Grand Rapids Township Y, have officially been approved.

According to WZZM 13, the new YMCA will be more than 116,000 square feet and LEED-certified. Construction is set to begin this fall, with the grand opening coming in the fall of 2015.

The new YMCA will sit near Kraft and Burton.

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