New Permanent YMCA Under Consideration for Bucks County Township
By Alison Burdo | Philadelphia Business Journal ••
A new YMCA that includes a large pool facility could be coming to the Warminster Community Park in Warminster Township, Bucks County.
Township officials heard a proposal on Thursday that includes the construction of a 74,000 square-foot building with a 28,500 square-foot pool facility at the park, near Bristol and Hatboro roads, according to the Bucks County Courier Times.
Talk of building a permanent Y has been going on for several years. In 2014, the township agreed to use a $1.7 million grant to build the facility, the suburban newspaper reported. But that is not nearly enough money to cover the full cost of the project, which would go up on the township owned land.
Katy DiSanto
Katy DiSanto
The domesticated opossum wore his Saint Patrick's Day outfit for the shoot: a green bedazzled top hat, an orange beard wig and a classic "Kiss Me, I'm Irish" shirt in photos supplied to NBC10 by owner Katy DiSanto.
Katy DiSanto
Gary the Trashcat (he is actually an opossum, not a cat) was 3 months old when he did his 'Santa' shoot in December. The now 6-month-old opossum went through a growth spurt and has gained 2 pounds since then.
Katy DiSanto
Gary has also amassed a huge following on his Instagram account since Christmas -- going from 133 to 1,192 followers.
Katy DiSanto
DiSanto created an Instagram page for her furry friend when she noticed her personal account was overwhelmed with photos of him. He goes by @gary.the.trashcat.
Katy DiSanto
His sense of smell has become more powerful as well, DiSanto said.
Katy DiSanto
"Did you know jellybeans have a 'smell'? I didn't," she said. "Apparently Gary can smell them, because whenever I'm eating them he gets very excited and won't leave me alone until I share."
Katy DiSanto
DiSanto plans on dressing Gary up for an Easter photo shoot -- stay tuned!
Katy DiSanto
Gary is tame and dependent on humans. He has special paperwork from the Department of Fish and Wildlife that permits him to live with people.
