COUNCIL ON AGING
TOWN OF BOLTON
MAY 2, 2006
PRESENT: IRENE SPENCER, SHIRLEY SEFTON, SUSAN TRIPP, BARBARA BROWN, FLORA WILSON,
GINNY LILJESTRAND, DORIS ETTINGER.
DIRECTOR OF SENIOR CENTER: SHEILA CHMIELOWSKI.
ABSENT: JEAN CAHILL, RUTH JOHNSTON.
GUESTS :
THE MEETING OPENED AT 10:15 A.M. THE SECRETARY’S REPORT WAS READ AND ACCEPTED. THE TREASURER REPORTED $1,282.49 IN THE TOWN GRANT AND $1, 059.83 IN THE STATE GRANT. THIS MONTH THE COST OF MAILING THE NEWSLETTER WAS $114.42. WE INITIALED BILLS TO BE PAID.
SHIRLEY SEFTON HAS THREE PEOPLE RECEIVING "MEALS ON WHEELS". THERE HAVE BEEN NO CALLS FOR TRANSPORTATION FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL. SUSAN TRIPP INFORMED US THE DEADLINE FOR ITEMS IN THE NEWSLETTER IS MAY 23. IF E-MAILING HAVE ITEMS IN BY THE WEEK OF MAY 16th. IT WAS DECIDED THAT THE "FRIENDS OF THE SENIORS" SHOULD HAVE SOME NEWS IN THE NEWSLETTER EACH MONTH. IRENE HAS BEEN FAITHFUL VISITING ALL THE BOLTON SENIORS IN THE STERLING HEALTH CARE F'ACILITY.
THE BOOK CLUB SPONSORED BY CHRIS MAYO IS UP AND RUNNING. THANKS TO GINNY, OUR LIASION AT THE BOLTON COUNTRY MAN0R. THERE ARE EIGHT PEOPLE THAT HAVE JOINED THE BOOK CLUB. THEY HAVE A FORMAT ALREADY IN PLACE. THEY WILL MEET ON THE THIRD WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH. BARBARA HAS CHECKED WITH THE LIBRARY AND THERE ARE TAPES AVAILABLE FOR YOGA CLASSES. ALSO CHIEF ALFANO WILL MEET AND GREET THE placeBOLTON SENIORS AT NOON MAY 25th. THIS WILL BE THE LAST IN THIS SERIES OF PROGRAMS FOR NOW. ALL PROGRAMS WERE WELL RECEIVED BY I'HE
placeBOLTON SENIORS. THE GARDEN CLUB WILL BE AT THE SENIOR CEN'TER ON 6-6-06 AT NOON. THIS IS ONE OF THE FAVORITE PROGRAMS. THANKS TO THE GARDEN CLUB MEMBERS WHO BRING AN ASSORTMENT OF FLOWERS AND THE DIRT. THE SENIORS BRING THEIR OWN CONTAINERS AND WITH HELP CREATE BEAUTIFUL POTS OF FLOWERS.
IN REGARD TO SENIOR TRANSPORTATION IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED THAT SHEILA CONTACT THE MTRA VAN SERVICE IN LANCASTER FOR INFORMATION. AT THIS POINT IN TIME IT MIGHT BE BETTER TO OUTS0URCE IN REGARD TO TRNSPORTATION.
WE AGREED TO RESPOND TO M.H.C.C. WITH A LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR THE TWO NEW HUD BUILDINGS FOR SENIORS. ONE WILL BE IN BERLIN AND ONE IN AYER. SHIRLEY SEFTON IS ASSISTING SHEILA WITH FILING AND OTHER TASKS THAT SHEILA HASN'T HAD TIME TO DO IN THE SHORT TIME THE CENTER IS OPEN. WE DISCUSSED AT GREAT LENGTH THE ISSUE OF PARKING AND SECURITY AT placeBOLTON COUNTRY MANOR.
THERE IS NO HANDICAP PARKING FOR THE SENIORS COMING TO THE CENTER AND A RECENT UNPLEASANT SITUATION INVOLVING ONE OF OUR HANDICAP SENIORS HAS BROUGHT THE PARKING ISSUE UP FRONT. OUR THREE SELECTMEN WILL BE MEETING WITH THE SENIORS AT THE SENIOR CENTER ON MAY 11, AT 1:45 P.M. THE SENIORS WILL TELL THE SELECTMEN THEIR CONCERNS AND DIFFICULTIES. HOPEFULLY OTHER CONCERNS WILL ALSO BE ADDRESSED. ANOTHER ONE OF OUR CONCERNS IS WE WOULD LIKE AN ADDITIONAL DAY TO HAVE SPECIAL PROGRAMS THAT WE CANNOT FIT INTO OUR TUES AND THURS TIME SLOT.
THERE ARE SEVERAL NEW PEOPLE ON THE STRP PROGRAM. SO IN REGARD TO THE SECURITY AT THE BOLTON COUNTRY MANOR THERE WILL BE A GREETER AT THE DOOR FROM 9-2 EACH DAY THE SENIOR CENTER IS OPEN.
THE VNA NURSE WILL BE AT THE CENTER AT ONE P.M. MAY 25, 2006.
THE MEETING CLOSED AT 11:55 A.M.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED DORIS ETTINGER , SECRETARY
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