The Area Council held its regular monthly meeting virtually on
Monday, May 3. Major topics discussed were: (1) Countywide Planning Policies Update; (2) Cedar Hills Regional Landfill Community Meeting; and (3) School Siting Briefing Paper.
Our Guest Speakers were: (1) Nicole Sanders, Program Manager in the King County Department of Local Services Permitting Division and (2) Rory O’Rourke, Health and Environmental Investigator in the Environmental Health Services Division of Public Health – Seattle & King County.
The following is shown in order of the items addressed on the meeting Agenda.
Tahoma School District (TSD) Update
TSD Board member and Area Council committee member, Val Paganelli, provided an update. Tahoma
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Over $100m paid in claims for elderly falling in the Bay of Plenty in five years
11 Mar, 2021 05:00 PM
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Rory O Rourke who says falls are really bad for older people and he s been going to balance classes to help him keep on his feet after having a few falls recently
Rory O Rourke who says falls are really bad for older people and he s been going to balance classes to help him keep on his feet after having a few falls recently
Thousands of Rotorua seniors are falling every year promoting payments of over $21 million to the city in claims to help them recover.
Age Concern Rotorua celebrates official opening at new premises
28 Feb, 2021 11:04 PM
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Shauni James is the Rotorua Weekender reportershauni.james@nzme.co.nz@thedailypost
There were plenty of bonnets and floral attire as people came together to celebrate the official opening of Age Concern Rotorua at its new premises.
And the organisation has already experienced some benefits from its new home - 5 Tarewa Place.
Age Concern manager Rory O Rourke says, Initially we were apprehensive about the move but now that we are here it has been excellent. We have found that we have a great deal more foot traffic and many elderly did not know we existed or what we did as far as our core programmes go.
Retirement woes: More Bay of Plenty retirees paying off mortgages, debt and living with kids
11 Dec, 2020 09:00 PM
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Mortgages, rent and living with extended families are just some issues many retirees are facing. Photo / Getty Images
Many Bay of Plenty retirees are still paying off their mortgage or high rents and debt while living with adult children and grandchildren. Social and budget agencies say it has become the new norm for some elderly and housing is the biggest issue they face.
Figures from New Zealand credit agency Centrix shows nearly one in five superannuitants are managing a mortgage into retirement, averaging $155,555 each.