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Council approves placing Norway Vulcan Senior Center 0.5 mill renewal on August ballot after public testimony
Summary
The Norway City Council approved a motion to place a 0.5 mill renewal for the Norway Vulcan Senior Citizen Center on the August ballot after hearing testimony from the center’s chair, who said the center serves about 900 meals monthly in winter and up to 1,200 in warmer months.
Jean Marcel, chairperson of the Norway Vulcan Senior Citizen Center, told the Norway City Council the center needs continued local support and asked that the council place a 0.5 mill renewal on the August ballot. “We have been serving 900 meals per month through the winter,” Marcel said, “and in the spring and summer months our meal count increases to around 1,200.”
The council discussed the ballot language and emphasized that the request is a renewal of an existing 0.5 mill rather than a new tax. Council member Sarah moved to place the Norway Vulcan Senior Citizen Center 0.5 mill renewal on the August ballot; the motion was seconded and approved by the members present.
Council members, including the mayor, praised the senior center’s services and recent facility improvements, noting the center provides dine-in and to-go meals, exercise and social programs, and a medical-supply loan closet. Marcel also detailed recent upgrades including a handicap-accessible door, a new oven and steam tables, and an air-conditioning unit.
The motion to place the millage renewal on the ballot passed; council members recorded affirmative responses during the roll call vote. The mayor and council urged residents to support the renewal in August and thanked the center’s volunteers and staff.
