PACC and Old Town Orono YMCA sign letter of intent

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A big step was taken in the efforts of the Piscataquis Area Community Center to open at the former Piscataquis Regional YMCA facility at 48 Park Street in Dover-Foxcroft.

In a Nov. 27 Facebook post and email, news was shared that the PACC and Old Town Orono YMCA have signed a letter of intent for the transfer of the former PRYMCA assets to the PACC. The letter of intent allows for 45 days of due diligence and a closing in 60 days. The PACC’s intention is to resume operations for the former PRYMCA on or around Feb. 1, 2025.  

At the beginning of October the Old Town Orono YMCA Board of Directors announced that operations at the PRYMCA would be closing by Nov. 1 with financial reasons cited for the facility closure. The PRYMCA has been in operation since 1988.

In July 2022 the board of directors of the Dover-Foxcroft-based organization and the Old Town Orono YMCA formally voted to integrate as one organization. For almost two years prior the Old Town Orono YMCA had been providing leadership to the PRYMCA through a temporary management agreement. In the 2-plus years since then the PRYMCA operated as a branch of the Old Town Orono YMCA.

The PRYMCA has an approximately $668,000 endowment with the Maine Community Foundation. The mortgage and the deed are both in the name of the PRYMCA.

The Nov. 27 post and email said that as of that day $51,525 has been raised through donations and $2,975 has been raised from the 24 Days of Christmas Raffle.

Members are sought for the fundraising, aquatics, adult wellness, youth empowerment, facilities & grounds, and community engagement committees.