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Show Committee aims efforts at gaining center here for Senior Citizens The second meeting of the newly-formed Community Improvement Improve-ment Committee was held Tuesday morning with discussion centering on avenues to construction of a new senior citizens' building. The committee was established establish-ed by the Woman's Literary Club, with the express immediate purpose pur-pose of finding a way to construct a center. Members present were Jack West, who was named chairman, Jen Pope, Ann Pool, Juanita Wiseman, Joe Gelo, Adrien Taylor, Ken McDougald, Jim Wiseman, and Harvey Merrell. Several additional members who had been asked to serve were unable to attend this meeting. It was reported that a grant application entitled "Grand County Senior Citizens Nutrition Program" is being prepared by the Southeast-era Southeast-era Utah Association of Governments Govern-ments staff for submission in the immediate future to the Four Corner's Regional Commission for a new building. The application calls for construction of a 10,000-foot facility on the county-owned land near Main and Center, adjacent to where the present facility, which is the old hospital, is located. Total costs projected are $266,265, which include $78,765 in local match. Of this $16,765 is already on hand in the form of kitchen equipment, leaving $62,500 needed in cash. The funds, some $187,500, are being applied for under a new program, the Four Corners Health and Nutrition, which is administered administer-ed by the Four Corners Regional Commission. Other possibilities were also discussed. It was noted that an application could be made for a Sears Foundation grant through the National Federation of Women. Such a grant would require the showing of broad-based community support for the project. Also discussed was lease of purchase of the Legion Hall, which would require remodeling for use as a senior center. Because of the hillside location, this idea was shelved for the time being. Senior citizens have indicated they would much prefer the downtown location described above. One major questions raised during the meeting included the number of people the center would serve, realizing there are 800 senior citizens currently identified in Grand County. Other questions included what facilities in addition to the nutrition program were needed, how upkeep and maintenance mainte-nance would be handled, structure of the Aging Program, administration administra-tion and flow of funds, and sources of funds currently coming to the Aging Program. In order to learn the answers to these questions it was decided to invite Bill Howell, AOG planner in charge of the Aging Program, and Maun Alston, district coordinator for social services to the next meeting, which was set for 7 a.m. March 7 at the Ramada Inn. |