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City manager sets water-facility open house; Region 7 outlines aging services and asks for outreach help

Saginaw City Council · December 2, 2025

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City Manager Tim Morales announced a Dec. 10 open-house and tour of the Saginaw Water Treatment Facility and the kickoff of a City Youth Council. Region 7 CEO Dinah Altem presented services for older adults and asked council to help distribute outreach materials.

City Manager Tim Morales told the Saginaw City Council on Dec. 1 that the city will host a community meeting and facility tour at the Saginaw Water Treatment Facility (522 Ezra Russ Drive) at 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 10, 2025. The session will focus on the water tower project and major projects at the water treatment plant, and will conclude with a brief tour of the filter gallery.

Morales also reminded council the city had voted to move forward on creating a City of Saginaw Youth Council; students have been selected by schools and a kickoff meeting is scheduled for Dec. 15. The League of Women Voters will provide pre-meeting materials for students and council members will be assigned student mentees.

Dinah Altem, chief executive director of Region 7 Area Agency on Aging, briefed the council on services available to older adults and people with disabilities, including congregate nutrition, home-delivered meals, caregiver case management and a loan closet for durable medical equipment. Altem said Region 7 maintained contingency plans that allowed services to continue through recent federal funding uncertainty and asked council members to distribute a small outreach card included in the meeting packet to five people as a simple way to amplify service awareness.

Council members asked clarifying questions about eligibility ages for certain programs; Altem said age thresholds vary by program and recommended residents call Region 7’s number listed in the packet for specifics.