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Senior Center
At long last the senior nutrition site will move into the former Washington School on Monday.
An incredible spirit of volunteerism made this possible. The committee that spearheaued first the search for a suitable place and then readying it for use deserves thanks from all of us.
In the meantime the Community Services Board, which is responsible for the nutrition program, is coming under increasing attack. The board is attempting to get permission from the boards of supervisors in the planning district to borrow up to $2.1 million for central office headquarters and a commercial kitchen. Executive director Brian Duncan made a convincing case before the supervisors Monday that this makes sense. It will cost no more than the CSB is presently paying for rent, and it will save on the cost of meals. .
However, to many in Rappahannock County the notion that a board which feels it cannot afford more than three meals a week for Rappahannock seniors, can afford either $2.1 million for a building or $150,000 a year in rent seems strange.
It may well be true that Rappahannock County is getting more than its share, from the Community Services Board as county representative Aline Johnson claims. Certainly there are other services of the board that benefit county citizens, and the Rappahannock News will be looking into those in the future.
However, now is the time to rejoice that Rappahannock's seniors finally have a place to call their own that is accessible to all of them.
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