COMMENTART - PLEASE READ !!!

THIS WEEK'S 2 POEMS TO FOLLOW MY COMMENTARY:

As of May 1st I will be out of my current volunteer job The Cobb County Board of Commissioners has voted to close the county Senior Day Care Center as part of a process to trim the county's budget debt.
The reason that I'm writing this is not out of concern for myself. At almost seventy-four, I am still of sound enough mind that I will find another volunteer job. ( although I would much rather stay at the center. It is such a blessing to be able to work with both the clients and the staff.) It is about the clients and their families and the staff at the center as well as the callous disregard for their welfare by the Cobb County Board of Commissioners.
This center has been in existence for quite a few years and its clients are seniors with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease as well as some with physical problems who require wheelchairs and some with other medical issues, who are able to utilize the center, which also gives their family members the time to accomplish other things such as working to pay for their care at the center.
The care (and love) that they get from the staff (which also includes a meal and a snack) give the clients a new lease on life. There are many activities to keep them mentally challenged and alert as well as an exercise program and volunteer entertainment from individuals or groups that come in to entertain them. Many of the client's family members have commented on how they can see the difference in them when they come home for the day.
I understand that the commissioners need to bring down the budget deficit. but I believe that their reasoning is somewhat bias. They chose to keep ALL libraries open because so many people objected. However the did not listen to the Seniors. Close just a few libraries and keep the Senior Day center alive. Besides throwing away a program, it’s as though they have total disregard for the disabled seniors in the community.
Not only there, but they chose to cut the essential services of our fire and police departments. I wonder how they would feel if their house was on fire or they were being robbed, when the fire department or police department did not arrive in sufficient time to help them because of a shortage of manpower. Or if they or their family members needed special care because of medical problems.
I cannot speculate on why they would not raise taxes by a small amount ( which would raise funds from ALL the people in the county) to help deplete the county deficit, but I would offer them a suggestion. Take away the money being given to illegal aliens i.e. the free medical services that are depleting the funds in our county's budget AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THAT!!! THIS WEEKS 2 POEMS ARE NEXT.