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ADRC, Public Health to use $5,000 mini grant for preparedness and wellness; Mercer rent-increase request declined
Summary
Staff said ADRC and Public Health will use a $5,000 mini grant for emergency preparedness and wellness programs; staff also reported a request by Mercer to raise rent from $250 to $500/month for 2027 that the department will decline.
Bucknell reported that ADRC and Public Health plan to use a $5,000 mini grant for Emergency Preparedness, the Purple Tube Project and other evidence-based wellness programs. She noted the summer e-newsletter was released July 10 and said Saxon has hired a cook who will start next week.
Bucknell also said Mercer requested a rent increase for 2027 from $250 to $500 per month and that the department "will respectfully decline that request." The Aging Advisory Committee was noted to meet next on Sept. 8, 2026; staff will continue program implementation with the mini-grant funding.
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