LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Some Lexington residents are pushing back against the Central Kentucky YMCA Board of Directors after the organization announced plans to sell its inner-city location, which has served the community for more than 60 years.

The YMCA announced plans to sell its East High Street location last week to Tramell Webb Partners Incorporated, a Florida-based full-service real estate company involved in student housing.

The organization cited that renovations would not be "financially feasible."

For members who have been enjoying the facilities for years, the news is hard to believe.

"As a community meeting place. We're erasing, we're letting go of a lot of history if this building or this gym moves or leaves," Spencer Smith said.

Smith described the impact of potentiall

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