Dear Editor,
Come on, folks, all of you yuppies, Gen Xers, and seniors, let’s get behind it and vote for the new senior center and the operating millage.
If you have any doubt of the need, I implore you to visit the current center. It is an embarrasment to this township. Wait, a better idea would be for you to visit any senior center within a 25 mile radius of Independence Township and compare it to our senior center.
We have been fortunate to have had a wide spectrum of dedicated individuals (volunteers) to study the need and recommend a building within budget that will be functional as well. We all know that as Abraham Lincoln said, ‘you can’t please all the people people all the time.? It may not have everything we all wanted in a enw center, but it will be a new building that is safe, does not require constant maintenance, and is practical and efficient. In these aspects, it saves taxpayer money for other programs.
Another very important issue is part of this proposal. If we approve the senior center and its millage, it will immediately free some $300,000+ for the Parks and Recreation Department. It will save more severe cuts to the programs of Parks and Rec. So if you use any Parks and Rec programs and facilities, it is a ‘win-win? situation. Vote yes-yes for Parks and Recreation, and seniors. Encourage your family and friends to get out and vote on these and other important issues in November.
Joan McCrary
former Independence Twp. clerk