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Citizen raises concerns about dormant Council on Aging; committee requests mayoral update within 30 days
Summary
A local resident told the Ordinance Committee that Lawrence’s Council on Aging board has not met or functioned for nine years despite receiving state grant funding; the committee voted to request that the mayor provide the current roster and an update on the board’s status within 30 days.
A Lawrence resident and frequent public commenter, Bill Collins, told the Ordinance Committee on March 11 that the city’s Council on Aging board — established by local ordinance and required by state law — has not met in roughly nine years despite the department receiving state grant funds.
Collins said he obtained records from the state comptroller showing grant disbursements to…
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