Group Will Provide $21,000 in Services to Northville Seniors

Senior alliance

Select senior citizens and those with disabilities will continue to receive the same level of services they are used to now that the Northville Township Board of Trustees has signed onto The Senior Alliance’s (TSA) implementation plan.

The plan’s approval preserves services such as Meals on Wheels, transportation, case management and services designed to keep seniors in their own home as opposed to a skilled care or nursing facility, said Lydia Gold, the program director for the TSA.

“We’re going to offer the same services,” said Gold, who also indicated that the TSA was lucky not have received state budget cuts like other groups serving the poor and elderly.

“Our goal is to make sure senior’s needs are met at home,” she said.

The Senior Alliance is a private non-profit group established in 1980 under the auspices of the federal Older Americans Act, according to its website. State funds are also provided through the Older Michiganians Act. The division that services the township operates in 34 suburban communities in southern and western Wayne counties. All persons who are 60 years old or more can receive services through the agency, regardless of their financial situation.

The board’s treasurer, Richard Henningsen, a former member of the TSA’s board of directors, said he’s pleased with the services TSA provides in the community. He added that the group has managed its finances and its responsibilities in the township well.

“They should be commended for what they do,” he said.

Public hearings, projects and payments

The board also set a public hearing for 7:30 pm on Aug. 18, for the Brookstone Village subdivision Special Assessment District. During the meeting, board members and city officials will address concerns about what some residents feel are excessive lights, and will provide more information about the costs of the program. Residents will also have the opportunity to speak about the program.

Additionally, the board voted unanimously to pay contractors for two other high profile projects, the Shadbrook paving and water main special assessment district and Northville Arboretum Pathway.

The board voted to pay the first installment payment of $39,798.77 to Sinatech Construction for their work at the Shadbrook subdivision, and the first payment of $58,887 to Pro-Line Asphalt for their work at the Arboretum.