Senior Day program closed after June 20
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Elizabeth Parker
Published: May 31, 2008
A Proclamation dated November 21, 2006, issued by the Board of County Supervisors and signed by Chairman Corey A. Stewart proclaiming November, 2006 as National Family Caregivers Month in
Prince William County hangs on the wall in the Manassas Senior Day Program.
HOW TIME CHANGES THINGS! In 2007, the same county board tried to close the Manassas Senior Day program. Many in the county complained and the board was forced to continue the program.
How sad it is that after more than 17 years, the program is being closed on June 20.
The county provides a wonderful qualified staff that cannot be duplicated by another facility. The staff has the welfare of our seniors as a top priority and provides a program that meets the needs of all who
attend. The program enables a caregiver to continue working, knowing their loved one is well cared for. In other cases, it provides respite care, which gives the caregiver a break.
The seniors continue to be challenged and enjoy being with friends. In any event they are able to remain in the home.
The county board says it is because of budget constraints and that private industry can provide the service. Nothing else has been shut down and they continue to spend money on all the programs they want.
When grass, greenways, Hallowed Ground, trails, parks and the animal shelter take priority over our senior citizens, something is wrong with their values.
If you are concerned about this closing, come to the Board of County Supervisors Meeting on June 3 at 2 p.m. and express your concerns during Citizen’s Time.
Thank you.
ELIZABETH PARKER
Manassas
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Posted by ( raywilliams ) on June 03, 2008 at 8:06 pm
I don’t know how much this program costs PWC but Advocator, Chris Cummings has reported a savings ALREADY of $12 million in ESOL costs. The Resolution has not even fully kicked in and $12 million IN THE BANK. This number will surely double or triple in the next few months so why can’t Corey save this worthy program?
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Posted by ( Advocator ) on June 02, 2008 at 3:40 pm
We need to encourage more of the illegal invaders to leave our community so that we have the money to fund worthy programs like this. ESOL classes and emergency room anchor babies are sucking the lifeblood out of our County.
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Posted by ( raywilliams ) on June 02, 2008 at 9:56 am
A bit puzzeling with Chris Cummings claiming a PWC budget surplus and a growing surplus at that that the county would entertain ways to reduce spending. Could it be Chris is wrong with all his reported “savings”?
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Posted by ( kgotthardt ) on June 01, 2008 at 8:01 am
Elizabeth, I, too, think it’s a SHAME that the County would close a program that has served the elderly of this community and deem it “okay” to suddenly inflict a change of program on the lives of seniors. This justification is bogus.
I’m not sure, however, how you see parks and the shelter getting priority. The BOCS hasn’t been terribly supportive of THOSE ventures either.
Let’s face it. Our local government has ignored the real requests and needs of residents for a long time, focusing instead on their own agendas that are far more costly. For a fraction of the budget, they could easily give the elderly and their families what they need and accomplish more in the county than they have done thus far.
I hope to meet you on Tuesday.
Katherine Gotthardt
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