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Pikes Peak Commission on Aging briefs council on statewide plan, urges local engagement and volunteer support
Summary
A Pikes Peak Commission on Aging commissioner and staff outlined the commission’s role, the statewide multi-sector aging plan and local needs, and asked council to use the commission as a resource on age‑friendly policy and services.
At the Colorado Springs City Council work session on May 12, 2025, Erin Marisela, a commissioner on the Colorado Commission on Aging and member of the Pikes Peak Commission on Aging, told council members the commission aims to help shape local policy so residents can “grow up and grow older” in the region.
Marisela framed the commission’s mission broadly: “When we talk about aging, we're talking about birth to death,” she said, explaining that the commission looks at workforce, housing, transportation and health care in order to recommend policies that support aging well across the life course.
Her presentation described three linked bodies working on aging policy: the Colorado Commission on Aging (a…
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