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Residents press La Porte council on Brooklyn Senior Center staffing, truck-route reinstatement and road-damage complaints
Summary
During public comment at the Feb. 24 La Porte City Council meeting, residents urged better staffing and storage at the Brooklyn Senior Center, asked to be reinstated on a truck route, and requested relief for vehicle damage on Bayside Terrace; staff said budget-retreat follow-ups are forthcoming.
Several residents used the council’s public-comment period Feb. 24 to raise local service and neighborhood concerns, and city staff said they will bring follow-up items to the upcoming budget retreat.
Brooklyn Senior Center: Susie Smith, a resident of Fairmont Park West, praised the new Brooklyn Senior Center programming but urged the council to consider adding staff and storage. Smith said current staffing leaves the west-side center unstaffed when the single staff member is in meetings or on leave, and she suggested one full-time and one part-time employee so someone is available when the director is out. She also urged adding a second…
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