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Lynn Senior Center schedules Oct. 15 Second Floor completion as staff, volunteers and ADA issues surface
Summary
City staff told the Council on Aging the Second Floor renovation is expected to reach substantial completion by Oct. 15; the director outlined a $667,578 2026 budget and $17,000 set aside for an ADA-accessible vehicle, while board members pressed for more volunteers, clearer meal-service accommodations and ADA training after a complaint about someone being turned away.
Laura, a city staff member, told the Lynn Council on Aging on the meeting that contractor work on the center's Second Floor is nearly finished and that "October 15 is your date of substantial completion." The chair rearranged the agenda so Laura could present the brief construction update before leaving for another meeting.
Why it matters: The Second Floor will expand space and program capacity at the Lynn Senior Center; director Megan said staffing and volunteer plans will determine how soon activities shift upstairs and how the new space is supervised.
Megan, who identified herself as the center's director, summarized programming and operations and delivered the center's budget figures for 2026. She said the operational (non-salary) budget is $247,000 and that salaries total $420,578, for a combined figure of $667,578. Megan said the center has set aside $17,000 for an ADA-accessible vehicle and is working through the state process; she expressed hope the vehicle would arrive by Oct. 31 or, if not, by mid-November.
The director…
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