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Council on Aging urges restoration of $10,000 for transportation as seniors exceed 30% of Millis population
Summary
The Council on Aging director told the Finance Committee that seniors make up more than 30% of Millis residents and asked that the committee restore a $10,000 transportation allocation that had been reduced; director Anne Marie Gagnon warned that drawing down the transportation revolving account could leave little reserve for repairs or unexpected costs.
Anne Marie Gagnon, director of the Millis Council on Aging, told the Finance Committee on March 4 that the council's programming and transportation services are central to enabling older residents to remain independent and that an earlier $10,000 cut in transportation funding risks service disruption.
Gagnon described the council's small staff and extensive programming and said seniors now represent "more than 30% of the town…
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