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NO81X CAROLINA <br /> <br />June 19, 1992 <br /> <br />Carolyn Carpenter, Chairman <br />Cabarrus County Board of County Commissioners <br />P.O. Box 707 <br />Concord, N.C. 28025 <br /> <br />Dear Mrs. Carpenter: <br /> <br />Dr. Herb smith made a very impressive presentation to the Cabarrus <br />County Department of Aging Advisory Board on April 20, 1992 <br />concerning the Final Report of the 21st Century Committee and asked <br />the Board to respond to you with their concerns. <br />The Advisory Board endorses the concept and the principle of the <br />report, with the following stipulations: <br /> <br />A. The Cabarrus County Senior Center remain dedicated to senior <br />services and senior center use and retain the principles and <br />purposes for which it was designed; to provide meaningful programs <br />and services for older adults in Cabarrus County. <br /> <br />B. The Department of Aging remain housed in the Cabarrus senior <br />Center located at 331 Corban Avenue. The Senior Center was <br />designed to be "user friendly" in providing a wide variety of <br />health, educational and recreational programs and services for <br />older adults. The site at 331 Corban Avenue is highly visible, <br />centralized and easily accessible. More and more people are <br />identifying the Department of Aging and Sea%ior Center as the entry <br />point for information and assistance for~seniors. Any disruption <br />in this development would seriously jeopardize delivery of services <br />to seniors. <br /> <br />C. The Advisory Board concurs with the 21st Century Report that <br />the Senior Center serve as a satellite center for those services <br />which can easily be decentralized. Particular emphasis should be <br />placed on comprehensive diagnostic and preventative services. <br /> <br />D. Ail services should be delivered at the lowest possible cost <br />for older adults. A trade of services for space and volunteer <br />assistance might be considered to provide services at the lowest <br />possible cost for those over age 60. <br /> <br /> Department of Aging <br />P.O. Box 1005 · Concord, NC 28026d005 - (704) 788-9899 <br /> <br /> <br />