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Residents press county to expand senior center space, caregiver training and Job Corps site reuse
Summary
Speakers asked Baltimore County to fund Liberty Senior Center expansion and interim funding while urging repurposing of a vacant Job Corps site for workforce and emergency services training and to expand caregiver training and provider grants for long‑term care.
Multiple District 4 residents urged the county to address senior center space limits, sidewalk safety for older adults, caregiver training and repurposing of a vacant federally owned Job Corps site for workforce training.
Shirley Cathern, president of the Liberty Senior Center, said the center is the smallest in county inventory, has no recent upgrades and faces space constraints that strain programming. She said the center operates with four staff and 63 volunteers, membership grew from 1,346 to an active 1,608 and the center runs out of classroom…
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