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Residents urge Sedgwick County to re-evaluate senior‑center funding as commissioners weigh options
Summary
Public commenters and commissioners raised concerns that funding for senior centers has been effectively flatlined, prompting calls for the board to re-examine the senior funding formula, consider indexing to inflation, and evaluate the county’s role versus city support.
Residents, commissioners and staff pressed Sedgwick County leaders on April 22 to re-examine how the county funds senior centers, saying the current approach leaves some centers, especially in Wichita, financially vulnerable.
At the meeting, resident Andre Cisco told the Board of County Commissioners that “seniors go to senior centers for human connection” and urged officials to review the county’s allocation process as they develop the 2027…
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