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M Mo Decatur <br /> • PARK DISTRICT <br /> To: Scot Wrighton <br /> From: Clay Gerhard <br /> Date: 11/14/23 <br /> Re: Senior Services <br /> As you are aware, there have been ongoing conversations between the Decatur Park District <br /> (DPD) and the Decatur Area Senior Citizens Council Inc. (d/b/a Decatur-Macon County Senior <br /> Center) regarding the senior services offered to the residents of Decatur/Macon County. <br /> Currently, services are being offered through both agencies to the senior community, some of <br /> which are unique, however some of which are very similar and reflect duplication of effort <br /> between the agencies. <br /> Throughout the conversations between the two entities, as well as Community Home <br /> Environmental Learning Project(CHELP), it became clear that housing many of the services <br /> senior citizens need under one physical roof would provide a significant benefit to our senior <br /> community. The Decatur-Macon County Senior Center has experienced several organizational <br /> setbacks over recent years that have caused them to pause and reflect on their ability to <br /> continue to operate as an independent organization. After discussions with the Park District, <br /> they expressed an interest in having the Park District absorb the programs and services that are <br /> currently being offered by Decatur-Macon County Senior Center to the Park District's program <br /> offerings at the Scovill Activity Center. The Decatur-Macon Senior Center has since ceased <br /> operations and has transitioned the delivery of services to the Decatur Park District. The Park <br /> District has hired the two full-time employees who were previously on staff at the Decatur <br /> Macon County Senior Center that were managing those services to ensure a smooth transition <br /> for the seniors currently utilizing those services. Those employees became Park District <br /> employees effective November 1St, 2023. <br /> The long-desired plan of having a "one stop shop" for seniors is now underway. Phase One of <br /> combining the programs and services currently provided by both the Park District and Decatur- <br /> Macon County Senior Center'at Scovill Park West and having them administered by the Park <br />