By Sam Parsons

The Oskaloosa City Council met on Monday and heard from Barry Martin, the executive director of the Mahaska County YMCA, who spoke about the opening of the Y’s new facility earlier this month. Martin said the new YMCA saw 268 new members enrolled in the first 3 weeks of August, compared to 51 new members in all of August in 2022. He said the ribbon cutting for the new YMCA is scheduled for this Sunday, August 27, at 1pm, which will include speeches from community leaders, bounce houses, and food trucks.

The council also heard from Musco Lighting president and CEO Jeff Rogers about the planned expansion of their downtown Oskaloosa campus ahead of a council vote to approve the site plan. Rogers talked about the timeline for the work on the expansion.

The site plan of the expansion was approved by the council. The next regular meeting with the Oskaloosa city council is scheduled for September 4.