Thu, 04/01/2021 - 5:30pm
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The Town Council’s review of proposed Fiscal Year 2022 budgets for the library, the Block Island School and other groups funded under the Community Support category stretched over two work sessions.
At the Wednesday, March 24 virtual meeting, representatives explained their requests for the new year beginning July 1, while Town Manager Maryanne Crawford presented the staff’s funding recommendations. (Not-for-profit organizations that receive funding from the town include Block Island Health Services, the Block Island Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, the Early Learning Center, the BI Chamber of Commerce and the National Alliance on Mental Illness – Block Island. The school, Senior Advisory Committee, and the Island Free Library are town government functions.)
Thu, 02/18/2021 - 5:45pm
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The Senior Advisory Committee met via Zoom on Tuesday, Feb. 16 to continue discussions on the current programs and services available to the island’s seniors.
During the Senior Advisory Committee’s meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 16, Senior Coordinator Gloria Redlich updated the committee on the current programs and services available for the senior population on the island. Similar to many other organizations and groups that have had to adjust their programs and schedules to follow Covid-19 health regulations and protocols, SAC has had to make some adjustments.
“We, at SAC, and island seniors in general, have continued to navigate life under Covid-19 and on the whole we have done so patiently. By and large, we have followed state guidelines – masking, distancing and for the most part keeping a low profile,” said Redlich.