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THE HERALD OUTLOOK Saturday January 13 Georgetown seniors searching for a drop- in centre The Georgetown and District Seniors Associations executive decided against approaching the Town of Halton Hills about using a building owned by the town as a temporary dropin centre to vice area seniors at its monthly meeting Monday morning The property the former recrea building located on James Street near Mackenzie Lumber wouldnt have been a viable loca tion for what it offered the on James Street doesnt come close to matching Mr said The James Street building has about 1000 square feet of space Although the executive rejected the James Street property it Is still looking for a temporary site A lot of seniors want something now because there is nothing being offered to them said the tions first vice president George to wait between two and four years before a centre is established The associations building com mittee is currently reviewing four possible ways of acquiring a building They are trying to finance a building on its own entering into a joint effort with the town in which a portion of a town building would be devoted strictly to seniors converting an existing building like a warehouse entering into a partnership with a private development company to finance a building The building committee will decide on the most suitable route to take within the next three months at which time it will put the deci sion to the membership for a vote said Mr Mellish The executive of the Georgetown and District Seniors Association met morning at St An draws United Church to discuss the possibility of quiring a temporary facility for a seniors drop in The members also discussed their plans for a permanent recreation centre The executive is Grant Greenawaj treasurer left Kay Braiden second vice president Mabel Mellish secretary president and George first vice president Herald photo Learn to Drive and Survive NEW CLASSES START JAN 24th Over 000 graduates recommend i I Young Drivers of Canada Training centres coast to coast Driver training for all ages Free pick up at home or in car Private in cor instruction Defensive driving you can live with The Young Drivers program Is only available at a Young Drivers Centre SERVING GEORGETOWN ACTON AND SURROUNDING AREA 8770751 associations president Mellish said The groups second vice dent Kay Braiden explained that to install such things as facilities for the handicapped would have cost the group too much money And we need to conserve our funds for the final building she said The association formed in November with the goal of establishing a seniors recreation centre that would meet the varying needs of the Georgetown senior community The group defines a senior as so meone years of age and over There are currently over members in the association The association argues that the new budding would complement and not compete against existing clubs providing seniors with a chance to socialize While existing clubs meet about twice a month the associations proposed centre would allow seniors to gather on a daily basis members say There are between and 1500 seniors in the Georgetown area who by choice or lack of space do not or cannot participate in the existing clubs they say The new building would include a kitchen and dining room a large lounge a multi purpose auditorium and an outdoor patio To accommodate these facilities members say they need a building between 10000 and 12000 square feet something the temporary site Mr Mellish said there is no question the association will establish a permanent site but its just a question of when He speculated seniors will have OFFICE MA0IC FOR ALL YOUR OFFICE STATIONERY NEEDS Georgetown CORRECTION NOTICE An advertisement that ran in The Herald on Wednesday January 10 1990 for GTR Tapes CDs was incorrect ERIC CLAPTONS Journeyman PHIL COLLINS But Sen Cassettes should have been 8 99 Sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused