Gardner senior center warns council action needed after utility overrun and revolving-fund rules threaten program dollars

At a Gardner Senior Center board meeting, staff reported that energy and utility costs were materially above budget through May and said an order to the Gardner City Council asking for a $3,500 appropriation has been submitted and is expected to be voted on that night.

The center’s finance presenter said “Energy and utilities were at $16.03 99 through May 30” and added the center had spent “another about a thousand dollars” in the last week, pushing the line roughly $5,500 over budget, staff said. The presenter told the board an order asking the city council to appropriate $3,500 primarily to offset utility expense “has been submitted to the city…