Decision to reallocate funds is tied to needs of the community

Senior Levy Replacement voter approval occurred November 2024 with no tax collections for spending until April 2026.

The 11-member Senior Services Advisory Council has a difficult job trying to best serve the entire community in all areas of service with sometimes unpopular decisions. Several of those areas are for homebound seniors fighting hard to stay in the comforts of their own homes but don’t have the physical ability to accomplish very basic needs such as laundry, cooking meals, washing dishes or even bathing. This levy provides those services but, even with the additional funds to be received, a waiting list will still exist, although reduced.

That wait-list is extensive and is projected to grow due to federal and state reductions in spending, forcing the local levies to serve ev