COA approves June minutes, hears grant spend-down plan
The Easthampton Council on Aging heard its director propose spending down state grant balances.
Council on Aging · Meeting of September 15, 2026
EASTHAMPTON — The Easthampton Council on Aging heard its director propose spending down state grant balances. Director Cindy told members the formula grant account and related balances total just under $87,000, with $76,448 expected in fiscal 2027, and said she wants "less of a poverty mentality" about saving them. She will bring revised plans in October.
Members approved June minutes and adjourned by roll call, and heard that Senior Tax Work Off ends Oct. 15 with 12 to 15 households allotted for 2027. Cindy said the mayor's office has not told her of fiscal 2027 cuts.
In the full story:
- Opening and attendance
- Minutes
- Recap of the August report to City Council
- Director's report: National Senior Center Month
- Outreach and SHINE counseling
- Fiscal report
- Figures, all from draft auditor data
- Budget-cut exchange
- State annual report and building limits
- Senior Tax Work Off
- New business and adjournment
- Who Was There
- Organizations And Documents Referenced
- The complete report: 1,784 words
Source: the Council on Aging meeting of September 15, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.
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