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Public Forum: Give Your Input on Aging-Services Budget

Friday May 17 2024 12:00pm

Julie Edgar Neighbor

This post expresses the views and opinions of the author(s) and not necessarily that of The Saline Post management or staff.

AgeWays Nonprofit Senior Services is holding a virtual public hearing at 12 p.m. Friday, May 17, to gather input about the use of federal and state funding earmarked for senior services in the 2025 fiscal year.

The Annual Implementation Plan forum will take feedback on plans for spending $26 million during fiscal year 2025 in the six-county region served by the agency (Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair and Washtenaw counties). Older adults, family caregivers, senior advocates, senior care professionals and any other interested members of the public are invited to attend the forum and to offer comment.

Public input will help shape the plan, but the largest share of dollars goes to home-delivered and group dining, along with in-home services.

You can join using this link: tinyurl.com/AgeWaysListen. Interested parties may also phone in to the meeting at (312) 626-6799/Meeting ID: 844 242 4714.

The draft plan will be available for review at ageways.org on May 3. Written comments will be accepted from May 3 to June 3. Send to Taylor Clark, 29100 Northwestern Highway, Suite 400, Southfield, MI 48034. Comments can also be submitted to Taylor by email at tclark@AgeWays.org. For those who wish to review the AIP in a language other than English, call 800-852-7795, choose Option 3, and request Taylor Clark.

Saline, MI
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Buddy Brown Neighbor

9-10-2026 6:55am

If this mileage passes, has the City of Saline, for example, committed to reduce their millage by 2.0 that they no longer
need to send to the Fire Department?

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Doug G Neighbor

9-10-2026 1:32pm

It should be stated that this mileage is going to raise the taxes for many homes by $800 per year (based on a $250K SEV). There has been no commitment that the 2.0 mil that currently exists will be replaced even though it is alluded to. That is a huge increase.

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Ali McDonald Neighbor

9-11-2026 8:14am

The Fire Dept. likely does have unmet needs. We have been in meetings where the Fire Chief has spoken and our impression has been that he is not fully transparent, massaging information to present a case to achieve what he wants rather than solidly and transparently defining reality and options.