TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – On Monday the Terre Haute Board of Public Works and Safety voted to approve eight-year tax abatement for a project to renovate the old YMCA downtown.

A developer wants to convert the structure at 6th and Walnut Streets into affordable housing.

The council recently approved the eight-year abatement.

Approval of the Board of Works is the second step in the process.

The developer will go back before the council for a confirmation vote in October.