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FLORENCE R-BARRELL
The meet-ing.of
at 4:30
:30 P.M. bi
Blanche Mahan..
Thomas Heavren.
TOWN OF BERLIN
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TOWN HALL 0 BERLIN. CONN.
February 27, 1984
the Commission for the Aging -.was ca.Zled toorder
Mr.,.. Murphy, Chairman. Present were;-. Helen Murphy,
Alice Fleming, Charles Davis, Charles Graham and
Minutes of the November 1983 meeting were presented and reviewed.
Motion was made and seconded and the minutes were approved.- .
Mr. Murphy reported that at the last town meeting, $220,000. was.
approvedfor the senior housing. The construction flowchart listed
September. or October as the potential completion date of the. center
and housing Clerk of the Works., Mr. Joseph Henry, reports- daily
on the activities of the construction.
Mrs. Barrell reported that the Administration requested -department
heads to submit budget tiering. If we had to reduce 25% it would
amount to $6.,095. The Mauor has reviewed thebudget tiering and
the mini -bus was the highest priority item for retention. Mrs.
BarreZI had sent a memo concerning the senior bus indicating that
had reductions been made, the bus could only be used 1 112,days
a week instead of three days a week.
The Town could not apply for UMPTA (Urban Mass Transportation
.Planning Act) funding that would have been available for a
replacement 'vehicle. When the time comes, we will have to look
to other funds or al.tern-a-t-e�transportation.
Mr.' Murphy asked for volunteers to ' draft *-ideas *and.poZic-z'es.far
use of the senior center. For instance: -the hours -and days it
will be in use; will the center be available to other groups when
seniors are not using it; who will manage -it; there will have -to
be volunteer committees etc.
One of*the members present asked what would be done with the Upson
House after the new center is built. Mr. Murphy reported that
the Executive Board at the right time will return it Rack to -the
Marjorie Modre.Foundation and they will sell and the".funds may go
to help the center.
Mrs. Barrell added that if we do enter,. -into revenue enhancement,
it should be done at the time the senior center becomes operational.
It was agreed -future meetings would be at 7:00 P.M.
Motion made, seconded and approved to adjourn the meeting at 5:30 P.M.
Linda Abrahamson,
Secretary