The new YMCA that has been proposed and on the horizon for the last few years moved a little closer to reality on Oct. 24 when Eau Claire’s Waterways and Parks Commission suggested a land swap between the YMCA and the city where the Menomonie Street land the YMCA now owns would be returned to the city and land at Galloway and River Prairie Drive would go to the YMCA. The new location was unanimously favored by the commission. This move to the Galloway Street location could see the project begin to move forward again after the Menomonie Street site caused controversy.