DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A nonprofit wants to build a YMCA and community center in a low-income neighborhood near downtown Des Moines to provide the area with access to the same resources as those offered in the suburbs. Pillars of Promise’s proposal includes an 87,000-square-foot (8,080-sq. meter) YMCA, outdoor recreational fields and a community center to offer health services and educational opportunities in the King-Irving neighborhood.

The Des Moines Register reports that the City Council approved the group’s letter of intent last week to provide a 99-year lease for the city-owned land at $1 per year. Pillars of Promise can now begin fundraising for the project. The group will need to decide which local organizations will offer services at the community center. The city’s letter expires within a year. The council will consider other projects should the nonprofit’s plans fall through.