The East Cobb Senior Center will be the venue for the first of several town hall meetings in January for public feedback on newly enacted Cobb senior services fees.
That first town hall hosted by Cobb Commission Chairman Mike Boyce is scheduled for Friday, Jan. 12, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The East Cobb Senior Center is located at 3332 Sandy Plains Road (phone: 770-509-4900).
At a November Cobb Board of Commissioners meeting, some East Cobb seniors sounded off against the rising fees, including the imposition of a membership fee for the first time (previous East Cobb News post here).
Senior fees had been recommended several years ago by a Cobb government citizens oversight committee, and were approved by commissioners who are facing a projected $30 million budget deficit for fiscal year 2019.
The membership fee for seniors will be $60 annually for Cobb residents and $90 for non-residents. It goes into effect on Feb. 1 and does not affect winter class registration that starts Jan. 22. The membership fee will be required to sign up for classes in the spring.
The other town hall meetings will take place Jan. 17 at the North Cobb Senior Center in Acworth and at the West Cobb Senior Center in Powder Springs, Jan. 18 at the Freeman Poole Senior Center in Smyrna and on Jan. 19 at the Marietta Senior Center.
For more information visit the Cobb Senior Services Department website.
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