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Pembroke Park proposes phased senior program, including automated wellness check calls, to start services without a facility
Summary
Commissioners discussed starting a phased senior program that begins with an automated wellness‑call system and community survey before pursuing a full center; consultants said a fuller program in earlier backup materials is being scaled back to a stepped approach.
Town consultants and the mayor told the commission they will pursue a staged senior services program that begins with lower‑cost, software‑driven welfare checks and community outreach rather than a large, immediate service center.
Connie Benash, the town’s government‑relations consultant, said the town had originally proposed a $400,000 program in the meeting backup but will start smaller. “We’re gonna crawl before we walk, walk before we run,” she said, describing the decision to…
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