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• APR-29-97 TUE 01 :41 AM <br /> ' 37 <br /> To: Sally Kost <br /> From: Lisa Stuckey <br /> Re: Comments on the Capital Needs Advisory Task Force <br /> Report <br /> Date: April 28, 1997 <br /> 1 would ,like to comment on the recommendations of the <br /> Task Force as they pertain to the Senior Centers. <br /> I am disappointed with our recommendations for three <br /> reasons. First, we failed to abide by our criteria for <br /> evaluating projects when we voted to support several small <br /> projects of substantially less than $1, 000, 000. Second, we <br /> recommended partial funding for the multipurpose center and <br /> the Carrboro center, ensuring that neither can be done well. <br /> Third, no reasons were articulated by our task force for <br /> these decisions. <br /> We allocated money as follows: <br /> $1,000, 000 to 2, 025, 000 to the multipurpose center <br /> (2, 025, 000 was requested) <br /> $20, 000 to Northern Orange renovations <br /> $112, 500 to the Efland addition <br /> $500, 000 to the Carrboro center <br /> (750, 000 was requested) <br /> I would urge the County Commissioners to consider <br /> funding the Senior's highest priority, the multipurpose <br /> center, fully. The need for the center is well explained in <br /> the report entitled orange County Senior Centers Development <br /> Plan: 1996-2000. The multipurpose center would meet the <br /> needs of a large group of seniors residing in northern and <br /> central Orange county. it would balance the center in <br /> Chapel Hill, and provide a single location for a variety of <br /> services. <br /> 35 <br />