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Lake County supervisors approve letter urging reauthorization of Older Americans Act to restore federal funding for Area Agency on Aging
Summary
The Lake County Board of Supervisors approved a letter of support asking congressional representatives to urgently reauthorize the Older Americans Act and restore federal funding to the Area Agency on Aging that serves Lake and Mendocino counties; the board amended the letter’s final sentence and authorized the chair to sign.
The Lake County Board of Supervisors voted to approve a letter asking congressional representatives to urgently reauthorize the Older Americans Act and return federal funding to the Area Agency on Aging that serves Lake and Mendocino counties, and authorized the board chair to sign the letter as amended.
The letter asks Congress to restore OAA funding that supports senior meal services, including Meals on Wheels. Rachel Delman Parsons, Lake County Social Services Director and executive director for the Area Agency on Aging, told the board that the federal reauthorization was not included in a continuing resolution passed Dec. 20 and that the…
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