Seniors Feel the Impact as Water and Sewer Rates Soar

Every weekday, dozens of senior citizens make their way to the Millcreek Senior Center to receive complimentary lunches, one of the Center’s many programs for the area’s aging population. The lunches are provided free to anyone over 60, with a suggested donation of four dollars, but donations are not required or monitored. “It depends on the location you’re in because the County operates over 13 different senior centers, and each center is in a different geographical location. Some of these areas are more food insecure and some are more about the socialization of the lunch program, and some are kind of both,” said Matt Waite, Millcreek Senior Center manager. Waite added that the number of senior citizens seeking complimentary lunches has “steadily increased” in recent years, especially at the River’s Bend Senior Center in Rose Park, where food insecurity is more of an issue. “It’s the increased cost of living,” Waite contends.

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