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;Senior program will get expanded p ed space New Brighton seeks congregate dining program for FSC by Jim Schwartz The New Brighton Cityanywhere from 150 to 200 seniors use FSC facilities gh Council agreed Aug. 22 to weekly. Many of them walk thei 4. spend S30,000 to remodel and furnish facilities at the , he said, while Family Service Center (FSC) for senior citizen �� work out during the day on the equipment and " •pm participate in card games and dances. That number is 12 The y council also agreed to try to entice the senior expected• C to increase if congregate dining is added to the congregate dining program to switch from Shoreview toId. New Brighton. Congregate dining, coordinated by "Having congregate dining in the community roan �nr School District 621 and funded by RamseyAction on a daily basis "'ally benefits the FSC by ensuring (�, Programs, 1 and 1 that this public facility is being used as much as possible Plans il m callprovidesfor weekday to senior citizens. during its open hours,"Fulton said in a memo to the feet reconfiguring just under 1,500 square council. city ;� i the FSCin or office suites an the second floor of To finance the improvements, the city will utili7p t4 rented to for sent est and Familyogram uses.The space is tiY reserve funds that once were targeted for a four-city 71 Services, which regional senior center. That proposal fell apart last year P i lease. has agreed to relinquish the space and renegotiate its when a possible building site in Fridley was opposed by `sod The space would become the base for the city neighbors and rejected by the Metropolitan Council. senior• o tY's New Brighton then offered a location at Rice Creek d pr grams. In addition to administrative offices, Shopping Center.But then two of the cities droppedilYa i facilities would include a social lounge and a meetingout n„ area. Other FSC facilities would be utilized for other Operating expenses e for a senior programtedat at the FSC, V •'senior program needs, includingincluding congregate dining, is estimated $85,600 a dances and card recreational exercise, year. "Of this cost, $54,940 is already budgeted and j • g provided for through existing fundingI 1 sources,"Fulton Available Oct 1 said in his memo. `"Therefore, the marginal costs of J The revamped space should be available to seniors enhancing our senior programming at the FSC would approximateby Oct. 1, City Manager Matt Fulton said during lastapproximate$27,060 . Tuesday's meeting. Congregate dining could be 1 relocated to New Brighton Officials also anticipate that the$10,000 annual loss by Jan. 1. from the NYFS lease would be replaced with fees from : Parks and Recreation Director Maury Anderson said senior programs. OBITUARIES Edward M. Ahlberg Phyllis Lanz Edward M. Ahlberg,age 66, Shoreview,died July31. y Services were held at First Lutheran Church of hite AnthonyServices Village, PhylliswreheldLa Aug(Koehler),age 63,b n: • _ _Bear Lake with burial at West Elbow Lake Lutheran McReavy N loge, were A 2 at the Washburn=: _ _ - .-_ vy Northeast Chapel 1111