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Vienna council reviews senior center use, keeps 55+ standard while planning program review
Summary
Council members and residents debated whether younger adults should use Vienna Senior Center facilities. The mayor and council said the center's intended age threshold is 55, will gather attendance data over an extended period, take steps to improve senior-focused programming and explore alternative venues for younger exercise classes.
Council members and senior-center users spent the April 10 meeting debating use of the Vienna Senior Center and whether to change the center's age threshold. No new age rule was adopted; the mayor and council directed a data-driven review and additional program planning.
Mayor Chad Angry said the senior center has been intended for people aged 55 and older and that he had not established any new rules: "I have not established any new rules. These are not new rules for the senior center. The senior center age has been 55." He described three priorities for his administration—information management, customer service and accountability—and said the city funds the center for…
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