Council on Aging

Council on Aging Safety Workgroup identifies three-pronged senior safety agenda. The workgroup prioritized fraud awareness education, safe driving for seniors through potential Registry of Motor Vehicles presentations, and pedestrian safety challenges from increased bike traffic on local trails.

Council on Aging housing subcommittee finalizes action plan for June presentation. The panel reviewed COA staff responses on senior housing assistance, including partnerships with Cedar Gardens, Sherwood Village, and the Natick Affordable Housing Trust, and agreed that next year's focus should

Council on Aging approves April minutes and plans officer elections for June. The board heard from Director Donna Tarutz that the town budget, approved at Town Meeting in May, allocated an additional $7,000 to senior transportation and that trip subsidies remain at $10 per person. Tarutz outlined a

Council on Aging Executive Subcommittee approves prior minutes and finalizes May 11 board agenda. Chair Saul Beaumont called to order Subcommittee members Sal Pandolfo and Jim Fitzgerald, along with Director Donna Tarutz; the group approved April 6 minutes unanimously and discussed a pending Select

Council on Aging approves retroactive change extending associate-member terms to three years. The 11-member board voted unanimously on the Governance Subcommittee proposal, affecting previously appointed members. In separate action, the board voted 8-3 to endorse the Natick Police Stop Elder