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66 UNION STREET, SOUTH <br /> CONCORD, NC 28025 <br /> !? i FEBRUARY3:30 P.E. 6, 1991 <br /> <br /> 1. PROJECT DESCRIPTION. PARKING LOT EXPANSION FOR CABARRUS COUNTY <br /> SENIOR CENTER. <br /> <br /> The anticipated completion date for the 15,000 sq. ft. CabarruS <br /> County Senior Center is March 1, 1991. The Senior Center will <br /> be ~ focal point for all Cabarrus County senior citizens <br /> entering the retirement system. The Cabarrus County Department <br /> of Aging shall be housed in 3000 sg. ft. of the center <br /> providing any array of services and activities funded by the <br /> Older American's Act, Block Grants, state and local dollars. <br /> Currently, parking spaces for the facility total 74. The <br /> Department of Aging plans to sponsor socials, dances, mass <br /> health screenings and educational and recreational classes in <br /> addition to the current services offered. (See attachment I). <br /> The Department itself employs 32 full time and part time <br /> iemployees. 21 drive to work daily and therefore have parking <br /> needs. The Department's transportation unit has a fleet of 7 <br /> vans, 1 bus, 2 four door sedans. Needed daily parking spaces <br /> for those listed above total 31. This leaves 43 spaces for our <br /> elderly participants and volunteers. Additional parking spaces <br /> will be sorely needed. <br /> <br /> 2. GOAL: $121,500 (100 additional parking spaces at $1215.00 <br /> each). <br /> REQUESTINS: $15,000. <br /> <br /> ]. PROJECTION DATES: <br /> <br /> Plans are currently being designed by Senior Center Architect, <br /> David Polston. This is phase II of the Cabarrus County senior <br /> Center project. <br /> I <br /> 4. STATISTICS <br /> <br /> (Based on 1990 projections from the 1980 Census Report) <br /> <br /> A. Senior citizens represent approximately 1/5 of the county's <br /> total population or approximately 18,257 seniors age 60 and <br /> above.' <br /> <br /> B. Currently the Department of Aging serves 7,000 seniors <br /> through services or activities. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br /> <br />