Public speaker urges Rockingham County to plan for rising senior population
Pam Drews told commissioners the county should prepare for a growing older population and provided maps showing rural concentrations of residents 65 and older; commissioners acknowledged the trend and requested the maps be attached to the minutes.
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Pam Drews of Stoneville used the public comment period to urge proactive county planning for an aging population, citing a regional aging program director and U.S. Census figures in support of her concern about rising shares of residents age 65 and older.
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