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Riverdale council weighs rebranding senior center and modest membership fees to expand use and funding
Summary
Councilors and staff discussed renaming the senior center to broaden eligible grants and community use, and considered a low-cost annual or monthly membership to reduce daily transactions and raise modest revenue. The council asked staff to continue exploring options without committing to a specific name or fee yet.
Riverdale City Council members on Tuesday discussed rebranding the city’s senior center and adopting a membership model to broaden the facility’s funding options and community use.
Staff said some grant programs exclude facilities labeled strictly as “senior centers,” and a name change could make the building eligible for additional funding. “If we maybe change the name, to something that's not so descriptive as a senior center, that that might open some doors to apply for some of this other funding,” said Mister Taylor, a staff member presenting the topic.
The issue matters because the building already hosts activities beyond senior programming, city staff said. Taylor told the council the senior…
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