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10 <br /> 110 <br /> VIII. SPECIFIC STRATEGIES FOR A NETWORK OF SENIOR CENTER <br /> FACILITIES <br /> A. SHORT TERM RECOMMENDATION. Until approved long term <br /> solutions are implemented, short term strategies for <br /> meeting the current senior center space needs should be <br /> addressed. Naturally, one short term strategy would be <br /> to remain as is and use the existing facilities. Listed <br /> below are the proposed short term strategies based on the <br /> Task Force findings and public forum responses. (Survey <br /> responses at Forum- Appendix /4) <br /> 1. Current Carrboro Senior Center space (300G E. Main St) <br /> -renew space lease with the ArtsCenter (with clarification on <br /> additional shared space) until a final decision is reached on <br /> the proposed Carrboro Community Center that might include a <br /> Senior Center. (Renew for 5 years with option to extend or <br /> shorten) <br /> 2 . New Chapel Hill Senior Center space (To be identified) <br /> -lease additional space (3,000 -5, 000 sq.ft. ) in Chapel Hill <br /> for consolidating the Dept. on Aging, JOCCA and Chapel Hill <br /> Recreation & Parks senior program efforts. The leased space <br /> would serve as a temporary facility until the programs can be <br /> transferred to the County's new Southern Orange Human Services <br /> Center (to be constructed by 1993) and until a Senior Citizens <br /> addition is made to the existing Chapel Hill Community Center <br /> on Estes Drive. Ideally, the selected lease space should be <br /> conveniently located to Seniors, in a public visible area, <br /> accessible to both the handicapped and bus service. A senior <br /> Center Space Subcommittee has been formed by the Task Force to <br /> further investigate and recommend specific rental space and <br /> service design for leasing by July, 1991. <br /> 3 . Current Southern Orange Human Services Center space <br /> (Caldwell St. ) - convert the limited Chapel Hill Senior Center <br /> space at Northside into extended nutrition or adult day health <br /> program for the frail elderly in southern Orange. (The <br /> existing activity space would accommodate approximately 20 <br /> adult day health clients out of an estimated 300 in need of <br /> the service in Southern Orange. ) The current Department on <br /> Aging administrative staff should be moved to new Chapel Hill <br /> Senior Center leased space for more visibility and to free up <br /> space at the Northside facility for other agencies' pressing <br /> space needs such as the Orange County Dept. of Social Services <br /> or Mental Health Center. <br />