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Resident asks Gwinnett commissioners to restore canceled produce program for seniors
Summary
A resident told the Board of Commissioners the county's produce program was canceled and urged the board to reopen it for at least a year to serve seniors and medically at‑risk residents; the speaker said their organization had provided more than 50 boxes and at peak over 200 boxes to seniors.
A resident told the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners during public comment on March 25 that a county produce program that served seniors and medically at‑risk residents has been canceled and urged the board to reinstate it for at least one year.
The speaker, who did not provide a name at the microphone, said their organization had sponsored "over a 50 boxes" to medically at‑risk seniors and at times had to deliver "over 200 boxes". The resident said recipients "did not waste the food, they needed the food" and asked commissioners to "reconsider and reopen this program for at least a year and at least for the seniors and the medically at risk." No county response or follow-up direction was recorded during the meeting.
The comment was made during the meeting’s public‑comment period; commissioners did not take action on the request during the session.
