Villa Park panel keeps 'Adopt a Senior Willowbrook Partnership' name and sends formal recommendation to village board

The Villa Park Senior Concerns Commission voted to keep the name "Adopt a Senior Willowbrook Partnership" and agreed to send a formal program recommendation to the Village Board.

Trustee Tina Constados, the board liaison, reported that Willowbrook High School students and staff have volunteered to partner with Villa Park seniors, offering services such as snow removal and leaf cleanup and possibly light lawn care. "The seniors seemed really excited about it and thought it was a great program," Trustee Constados said, summarizing student outreach and a sign-up list circulated at a recent luncheon.

Commissioners discussed whether to change the program name but, after a motion and second, voted to retain the existing title. The commission then moved and approved a separate motion to complete and forward the program recommendation to the village board for formal approval. The chair and Trustee Constados outlined next steps: the commission chair will complete required paperwork and pass it to the board liaison to present to the Village Board.

The commission did not adopt program details at this meeting beyond the recommendation; it noted further work would be needed on logistics and formal approval by the Village Board. Trustee Constados also said students from Willowbrook's culinary classes will prepare the December SALT luncheon meal for participating seniors, and commission members were urged to help with set-up and decorations when the date is confirmed.

The motion to keep the name and send the recommendation passed by voice/roll-call vote as recorded during the meeting. No individual roll-call tallies for each named commissioner were provided in the transcript.