Council On Aging 10/06/2026

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Heating costs are up, Medicare letters are landing in mailboxes, and the calendar is filling fast which means the behind-the-scenes work of a Council on Aging matters more than ever. We sit down for a real, practical board meeting that shows how a senior center runs, what gets funded, and how decisions turn into services people actually use.

We start with a detailed budget and spending update, translating line items like electricity, heating, cleaning, trash, office supplies, and equipment into the everyday reality of keeping the building welcoming and functional. From there we move into fuel assistance renewals, what the early-season funding outlook looks like, and the key dates to watch for approvals and deliveries as winter approaches.

Next, we dig into Medicare open enrollment with an emphasis on plan change notices and the role of SHINE counseling appointments, especially as Medicare Advantage plans shift. Then we lighten things up with community connection: a Rainham Community Day recap, a sold-out Newport Mansions trip, upcoming lunches and a comedy program, and Coffee With A Cop where neighbors can ask questions in a low-pressure setting.

We also talk about volunteer help for breakfasts and lunches, upcoming crafts and donation needs, and a thoughtful debate on whether senior centers should allow non-residents. If you care about aging services, community programs for older adults, and practical guidance on benefits like fuel assistance and Medicare, this one is packed with real-world takeaways. Subscribe, share this with a neighbor, and leave a review, what topic should we tackle next?

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Budget Breakdown And Early Spending

SPEAKER_04 0:23

So we do the roll call next. I got it. I got it. Aaron's got it. We can move on. Treasure is reported next.

SPEAKER_06 0:44

So treasure reports in here. This is the you know the summary of where we're at. It's only about 14% spent right now. It's only about 14% spent right now.

SPEAKER_12 0:59

But it just started in July. That's what it is. Yeah, they're July.

SPEAKER_06 1:06

Yeah. They're only going to go once. And then this is all the breakdown. If you look at the top line, it says the electricity, that's TMLP. Then it goes to heating, which is Colombian, Everstores. Then it goes to the other related services, which is like Quench, our cleaning. Quench is our water cooler. Primo is the Poland Springs cooler in the other room. Yinko is our cleaners. Carney is our trash. So that's all in that other property related services. Communications is the counts on mass counts on aging fee that they charge every year. And then this is all like the recreation. Can you see them all or is this confusing? Oh yeah. Then yeah, it continues. And then it goes to the office supplies, which uh we usually use Amazon. Um that was um toner. And then we probably got plates and forks and stuff like that. And then the build-in equipment. Um, we replaced a few of the chairs in the large room.

SPEAKER_07 2:43

For some reason, they're getting old and they're starting to break.

SPEAKER_06 2:46

They like those chairs. How old are they? Yeah. The metal under underneath. Yeah, yeah.

SPEAKER_08 2:55

How old are they?

SPEAKER_06 2:56

Pretty old.

SPEAKER_08 2:56

Pretty old. Probably since probably since old exactly. So, I mean.

SPEAKER_06 3:02

And then, and then on the last page, it's the COA formula grant. That's where we pay all of our um instructors. So we have like Tai G, Tuesday exercise, yoga, men, Thursday, Friday exercise, lightweight, and stretching. So that's all of them there for um the last couple months. And then on the bottom is recreation, which is our revolving account that pays for the lunches when we charge for five dollars, and it comes back out of that account. Okay. For the lunches is the bottom one, like the bottom to the last page. Like monthly breakfast, you'll see monthly luncheon, singo. That's all a revolving account. The money goes in and goes back out for lunches. That's the budget.

Fuel Assistance Renewals And Funding

SPEAKER_06 4:14

Um, so fuel assistance renewals are out, and I have the new applications as well. It's been pretty busy. We have a few applications every day I've been doing. I think this year will be busier than most with the prices of oil.

SPEAKER_01 4:28

Exactly.

SPEAKER_06 4:28

Very high. The good news is when I went to the meeting uh two weeks ago, they do have funding to start off the year. Last year they didn't have funding to start the year.

SPEAKER_07 4:37

Yeah.

SPEAKER_06 4:38

So they do have funding, so they will be starting November 1st. Um, they're hoping to get the approval letters out starting October 15th. They're just waiting on the final figures of what they're gonna allocate each uh like household. But it will definitely at least be a hundred gallons, and they're hoping more, but a hundred to start, and then hoping to get more funding for that. Um Medicare open enrollment is opening on October 15th. Lari is expecting some changes to come with the Medicare, some Medicare advantage plans. Um, people are starting to get letters with plans changing. Um, so she has open appointments still. Um, we also have a shine volunteer that helps with her, so we have extra appointments this year, which will be good. Um, so make an appointment. She goes to a meeting on October 9th, which is right before open enrollment, to get the final changes of what's going on with certain plans. But she thinks there's something happening with Medicare Advantage plans. Yeah.

SPEAKER_10 5:48

The the advantage, the uh blue cross has changes.

SPEAKER_06 5:52

Yeah, I think that's what she said. The blue cross, I think, is coming out with some changes. So she'll know what the actual changes are come October 9th and be ready for an environment. Yeah, you get the letter. So letters are going out.

Medicare Open Enrollment And Plan Changes

SPEAKER_06 6:08

Uh this past Sunday we had Rainham Community Day. It went well. I don't think it was maybe as busy as last year. Um, or I guess probably maybe because the rain date, people had other obligations that day. Um we I think we did pretty good foot traffic, especially um outside with the friends group. I think they made it, had a good response. People found out who they were. Justin sat with that when he found his way. And um they got some donations as well, and they ran out of popcorn very early, which was 150 bags. So next year they know that they'll do more. But it was a good

Community Day Recap And Donations

SPEAKER_06 6:48

draw to get people to their tent. Yeah, right. So it was good. Um did they get any new members on they had a few volunteers on Sunday. Um no, I don't know if they got any new members on Sunday, like from outside.

SPEAKER_09 7:02

They were raffling off um grocery store tickets. Oh like a hundred dollars at shops and a hundred dollars at markets. Oh, really? Yeah, one of the people in nice and I placed my she mobile. Yeah.

SPEAKER_03 7:17

Oh wow, that's nice.

SPEAKER_08 7:18

They got some gift cards. Yeah, which they had to pay for this time because there was so much paperwork involved at the store. They went to the they went to Market Best and he said, Well, I have to clear it with you know so and so and so. So and so and so and said it'll take about a year and so it takes longer.

SPEAKER_06 7:37

But yeah, I think they got some good responses.

Newport Trip Lunches And Comedy

SPEAKER_06 7:42

Um our trip to the Newport Mansions on December 1st is completely full. We have a full bus from here with 55 people. I'm going to go on that trip just because we have a lot of people. And we're not going through like busted times or anything, so nobody nobody's gonna be checking anything. So I'm gonna go on that trip just to make sure it goes smooth. Um, but that trip took off. We do have a wait list going. We have a few people on the wait list, a few people that were waiting on money, the deadline I believe is coming up. So we'll see what happens there. But that trip took off, which is good. Um, today we have our luncheon. Um, thanks to Paulette for cooking our spaghetti yesterday and our desserts and all your help with the lunches. Wow. And we have a comedy show with it. Uh I put on here we have 30 people, but I believe it's 35.

SPEAKER_02 8:36

Oh nice.

SPEAKER_06 8:40

From what Paula told me this morning. Oh my gosh, I'm cooking there's a lot of food. Um this coming Wednesday, we have our annual national coffee with a cop day.

Coffee With A Cop Details

SPEAKER_06 8:52

If you guys want to stop in um anytime between 9:30 and 10:30, just kind of pop in, um, meet the police officers. It's always a good event. We have um Honey Um Honey Farms Market is donating the donuts and muffins for us. And I believe Duncan usually does the coffee for us, so stop by.

SPEAKER_12 9:14

The muffins are really good. They're huge, yeah. Very good, huge. And the it's always good to see the police officers show up. And last year we there were quite a few. Yeah, a lot of them run the whole front of the large room. Yeah, and they're all set up and they'll answer any questions, explain what they do and how they do it when they do it. It's very external.

SPEAKER_06 9:41

Yeah, so that would be good tomorrow. Aaron, where's that? Honey phones.

SPEAKER_03 9:46

135.

SPEAKER_12 9:47

North Rainham? Yeah. Right across from board and barrels, right after the highway.

SPEAKER_03 9:52

I have to do a lot of 1950.

SPEAKER_12 9:55

My neighborhood.

SPEAKER_03 9:57

Is it at that gas station? It's at the gas station. They donate a lot of food to the food pantry as well. True. Yeah, yeah, like sandwiches, and so like those clients are able to have something special. So it's really nice.

SPEAKER_12 10:14

It's not a regular um gas station stop-in. They have a lot of good food, a lot of um, they have food locally sourced, like made it locally. Um, they have organic things, they have really good quality food compared to just any gas station you walk into and you go, there's nothing, well, me personally, there's nothing there I'm gonna eat. So but they do, and they serve a lot, they have lunch. I don't know, I think they might have breakfast and then switch to lunch. And they have good salads and sandwiches. Coffee is very good. I went in for coffee, it was really good.

SPEAKER_10 10:56

And last is it attached to? The gas station.

SPEAKER_12 11:00

Well, it isn't right to the one that was left. The gas station with the car wash. Where are you coming from? Are you going eastern above the 495 over? You're heading north?

SPEAKER_10 11:14

Is it on top of the left? No, it's across the left. Just right across.

SPEAKER_12 11:23

I believe it's not. It used to be mobile. I don't know if I was going to do this.

SPEAKER_03 11:35

But this is like what they're trying to do with it now.

SPEAKER_07 11:38

Yeah.

SPEAKER_12 11:49

That was a different way to put it.

SPEAKER_10 11:51

Where do you live? Over there.

SPEAKER_12 11:56

Through the swamp. Yes, come back tomorrow.

SPEAKER_10 12:01

Yeah, we'll be fine. I think we have a table that's going to take a break from 9:30 to 10, but that'll be in agreement. All the rotating seven.

SPEAKER_06 12:10

Yeah. And then this month.

Holiday Crafts And Supply Donations

SPEAKER_06 12:13

We have a card making craft on October 19th. Um, if you want to make homemade cards for the holidays, um, we have somebody coming in to do that. We are planning a craft for November 4th. We are in need of donations for toilet paper rolls. The empty toilet paper. Yeah. If anybody has them, bring them in. We're bringing to my office. Yeah. I'm saving them. I've never seen them. If you want to save stuff, bring them in.

SPEAKER_03 12:50

Oh, when I was doing my projects with the kids, I always save them. I had people saving them. I think through them away.

SPEAKER_12 13:02

Your kids are making Christmas treats with them.

SPEAKER_01 13:07

Yeah.

SPEAKER_12 13:08

With little ornaments and little ornament things.

SPEAKER_09 13:12

There's a picture on the newsletter. Yeah.

SPEAKER_03 13:14

Oh, yeah. It's amazing what you can do with empty towel and paper holes. Turn it over.

SPEAKER_06 13:24

No, it's a small picture. And I think that's all I have for the director's report.

SPEAKER_01 13:29

Oh, it is cute.

SPEAKER_08 13:39

I know we're going to accept the directors of the report. Second. All in agreement? We can do this.

unknown 13:56

Yeah.

SPEAKER_04 13:59

There's no more time for us to know.

SPEAKER_10 14:04

So she can run the meeting. Okay.

Minutes Motions And Meeting Flow

SPEAKER_02 14:06

And then you can make a second motion or something. Okay. All right, so that's I mean I'll help I can go. You do fine. There's no corresponding left. There's no corresponding cards. It's time to send her a letter.

SPEAKER_03 14:22

I'll send her a letter.

SPEAKER_10 14:30

If you have any correspondence, do you have a letter? No, there isn't. Not till Shawnee sends a letter. She's on mute.

SPEAKER_04 14:44

So what about the minutes for the last meeting? Oh, this is a big one, huh?

SPEAKER_02 14:52

Is this all the all minutes there?

SPEAKER_06 14:54

I think there was a lot at that meeting because we didn't meet in August.

SPEAKER_02 14:57

Yeah. Yeah.

SPEAKER_04 15:06

So um has everybody any idea what's in the minutes? Are you satisfied with what you've heard so far? You want to uh make a motion to accept the minutes? What?

SPEAKER_11 15:20

I make the motion to accept the minutes of last month. I said no.

SPEAKER_02 15:25

Oh short.

SPEAKER_11 15:29

Oh here he comes.

SPEAKER_10 15:31

Here he comes. Okay. Jeffrey takes the day. Round of applause.

SPEAKER_00 15:46

Oh judge.

SPEAKER_04 15:50

All right. Okay, so now is there any old

Friends Group Update And Dress Project

SPEAKER_04 15:58

business?

SPEAKER_06 15:58

Does the friends have a COA update? So I said it a little bit. I had the two booths over the weekend. Um much more of an update for them, but I think they're doing they're doing alright. Their next meeting is on Thursday. Oh no, not Thursday, November. I met last week. Section three. So their next meeting. Our meeting?

SPEAKER_07 16:26

No, not all the friends at the end.

SPEAKER_06 16:31

Two o'clock. Yeah, the next meeting will be November 5th at 2 o'clock. Anyone wants to come and support support them? It's going. It's moving slow with all the changeover and the paperwork. It all just takes a while, unfortunately. But uh I'll keep you guys updated on them if anything else comes along.

SPEAKER_04 17:03

Now the dressy girl presentation.

SPEAKER_06 17:06

Yes, we have a date. Um so she finally got a moment. I finally got back to an immediate November 17th. Um at 11 o'clock. Again, we'll be doing a presentation for about 15 to 20 minutes and then follow it with um participation help with measuring some of the dresses to show what they do. Um so November 17th at 11. We finally got a date for that one, which was good.

SPEAKER_10 18:19

Okay, so fallen.

SPEAKER_04 18:27

Okay, now new business.

Conference Plans And New Ideas

SPEAKER_04 18:30

On this list, it says uh Rainham Community Day. Yeah, I already have I already jumped about that. We did good.

SPEAKER_06 18:39

We were here. We had an open house. The MCOA conference on the 21st or the 23rd. Yes, I'll be going to the MCOA conference. I go to it every October this year. It's the 21st to the 23rd. Um it's always nice to go and see what other senior centers are doing, get new ideas, um kind of off the cat off of each other. So it's good, it's good networking, and then they also have good classes to take um like Bristol Aging and Wellness to get more information and how to contact people, things like that. I know it's there's money for traveling, so you can put in a yes, yes. Put in your umbridge. Oh traveling. Yeah, and the press put in. Yeah, it's in Southbridge this year.

SPEAKER_05 19:35

Where is Southbridge anyway? Well, right now. It's out southwest.

SPEAKER_12 19:39

Southwest above um Connecticut.

SPEAKER_09 19:44

Is it is it your West Bird?

SPEAKER_06 19:47

Yeah, I think it's down and down.

SPEAKER_09 19:50

Yeah, yeah, it's well.

SPEAKER_04 19:54

Like Sturbridge. Sturbage, okay. That's another one I was thinking about. Yeah. Yeah. Sturbage. That's a bit of a ride.

SPEAKER_10 20:04

A little bit.

SPEAKER_04 20:06

Yeah.

Who Can Use Which Senior Centers

SPEAKER_12 20:07

I have a question. Um senior center does not say they do not allow non-residents. Bridgewater senior center said they do not allow non-residents. Oh, yeah. So since always water.

SPEAKER_07 20:29

We went there. I tried there. I went there for the water.

SPEAKER_04 20:34

We went to West Bridgewater. West Bridgewater, you could join. Yes.

SPEAKER_12 20:39

I joined. I haven't used that, but I joined.

SPEAKER_10 20:42

Yeah, Bridgewater said no the other day. Regular Bridgewater? Bridgewater. Before this place was opened on Fridays, we used to go there and play Mahjong.

SPEAKER_12 20:53

I asked for that reason.

SPEAKER_10 20:54

Yeah.

SPEAKER_12 20:55

And but it wasn't a staff member. But two participants said no. You have to be a member of Bridgewater. So I thought is there a controversy about that? Some places open, some not. Some do, some don't. But they have to that they have to be open to every senior. Well, they take money from the state. They should. They do the formula grant, yeah. Everyone.

SPEAKER_06 21:23

And because they're bigger?

SPEAKER_12 21:24

Norton does. I for example, Norton does. I know we do allow others. Most, most do. Allow others. Right. Taunton says no because they have enough people of their own. They just allowed me to join because they didn't have enough mahjong. The only people that go in there are the mahjong people.

SPEAKER_10 21:48

That's the only thing.

SPEAKER_08 21:52

I mean, if you can really, you know, how many do they have?

SPEAKER_10 21:55

How many?

SPEAKER_08 21:56

You got a lot of diamonds.

SPEAKER_10 21:58

Yeah. Two.

SPEAKER_04 22:00

Six. That's it?

SPEAKER_01 22:02

Wow.

unknown 22:04

Oh wow.

SPEAKER_04 22:04

Most of our 45 card players come from Taunt.

SPEAKER_01 22:09

Yeah, a lot of us.

SPEAKER_04 22:11

We have people from everywhere.

SPEAKER_01 22:13

I think it's wonderful.

SPEAKER_06 22:15

Sometimes they come with a friend too. Like they live in Rainham and they're friends in Taunton, but they don't want to come by themselves. Right. We encourage all of that.

SPEAKER_12 22:24

Come on down. My brother lives in Taunton and he refuses to go to the Taunton Senior Center because if you miss three exercise classes, you are kicked out. So he comes here and he works a seasonal job. And when he again, he's here for exercise. And I know other people that come from Taunton because they like the exercise classes. So we're hospitable, welcoming, and that's a good thing. It must be a well a local decision.

SPEAKER_08 23:01

Yeah, yeah, I think so.

Volunteer Signup And Calendar Changes

SPEAKER_06 23:06

Oh so you need us to sign up for Oh have a little sign-up sheet this for December. I'll bring another one for December's meeting. Um if anyone wants to sign up for breakfast help, October 28th, lunch, November 3rd, breakfast, November 25th. Lunch, December 1st, we're not doing. That will be December 8th. What? December this December, the December lunch is gonna get pushed to the 8th because we're going on that trip. Oh the new point trip. Yeah. Yeah. So that one's the 8th, December 8th, and then breakfast, December 30th. So I don't know if anybody wants to sign up. I put a spot for pancakes and put a spot for pancakes.

SPEAKER_01 23:52

I'm gonna be off for a little while for a few months. Yeah, she's gonna be out. Oh, well, so we plan that well then. Because I'm back basically.

SPEAKER_10 24:01

I can't stand that long, but they can put a chair over and I can't.

SPEAKER_06 24:05

So we can pass that sheet around. But that's good because we know other opportunities where you need us besides breakfast.

SPEAKER_04 24:11

Yeah.

SPEAKER_06 24:11

I can sign up for a lunch.

SPEAKER_12 24:13

It gives the times on the sheet. That could help.

SPEAKER_06 24:18

Breakfast is eight o'clock. Okay. I can do it. The lunch would be right after this meeting. Okay.

SPEAKER_04 24:30

So I can sign up for lunch. So I did I put the meeting in for the pancake.

SPEAKER_03 24:34

Yeah, that's fine. I could open up those little pancake things. I'll show you how I do too. Oh, okay. What time is lunch usually?

SPEAKER_10 24:41

Like 11. 11:30 we serve. Yeah. The next meeting is November.

SPEAKER_06 24:50

Yeah, November 3rd, and I know it's election day, I believe, right?

SPEAKER_02 24:53

Yeah.

SPEAKER_06 24:53

So I don't know if you guys want to.

SPEAKER_02 24:56

We won't be there. We won't be on it today.

SPEAKER_06 24:59

How many people that is that won't be here if you want to postpone it and do a special meeting the following week? Or I put that on here because I don't know what you want to do. The meeting. Yeah, she won't be here. You guys will not be here.

SPEAKER_12 25:14

On the third. I can be here. Um the 10th is the following week.

SPEAKER_01 25:20

What did I? No, I was just looking at the 10th or 10th. Yes. November.

SPEAKER_06 25:29

So you want to switch it to the 10th? Yeah.

SPEAKER_10 25:34

Then I don't have to miss the next one. The next meeting is December.

SPEAKER_06 25:39

You're putting it in your calendar. I can do the 10th of November.

SPEAKER_12 25:45

That'll make it easier for everyone. Yes. Yeah, busy enough. And so when I show up to vote, and not come here like I did this time. And I saw Jeff and I go, oh, something about the meeting, he said, yep, it was this morning. And then you are sitting there doing Paul. And Paul.

SPEAKER_10 26:04

Cheryl came to the voting and then she left to come here to the meeting. But I didn't have that option. Yeah.

SPEAKER_12 26:13

I can just call the meeting. Oh, anyways.

SPEAKER_10 26:17

Okay.

SPEAKER_12 26:18

So this will work because then I can go vote and not ignore this meeting.

SPEAKER_10 26:22

Okay.

SPEAKER_06 26:26

So we'll do that.

SPEAKER_04 26:28

Thank you for being through much practical and reflection.

SPEAKER_01 26:39

Yeah, I can't do it.

unknown 26:44

Okay, okay. Okay.

SPEAKER_02 26:54

Okay.

SPEAKER_04 26:54

I have to leave.

SPEAKER_02 26:56

Okay.

SPEAKER_00 27:01

Um recommend, let's

Voting In A New Board Member

SPEAKER_00 27:04

see, right. Okay, Charlene Campbell to become an associate member of the COA board. Charlene is uh Shirlene.

SPEAKER_01 27:14

She wants to enter it up.

SPEAKER_07 27:25

Oh, okay.

SPEAKER_01 27:26

Yeah.

SPEAKER_06 27:29

This is Shelley. She wants to become our associate member for the board. Thank you very much.

SPEAKER_04 27:34

I believe that we accept your education. Once you sat there in college, I heard it. I'll put all in favor to do that. Aye. All right. I'll see you next month. November 10th. I've got it all written down. Okay.

SPEAKER_02 27:54

Did you change it?

SPEAKER_04 27:55

November 10th. Can we change it to November 10th? Yes. November 10th.

SPEAKER_10 27:59

We were discussing it. I didn't understand.

SPEAKER_07 28:02

Okay.

SPEAKER_00 28:04

Any discussion? Uh could you? Oh, okay. Motion to accept Charlene as an associate member.

SPEAKER_09 28:15

I move to accept Charlene as an associate member. Second.

SPEAKER_00 28:19

Second. All in favor? Aye. Welcome to the board.

SPEAKER_01 28:23

Thanks.

SPEAKER_00 28:27

Any other matters to chair? I don't know. I got you late. Anybody go up here? Want to discuss anything?

SPEAKER_10 28:40

What about that?

SPEAKER_06 28:40

I love Grady. She's an associate. Oh, I put a list of in here just so that we had all current lists. We have one more spot for associate members. Well, she's an associate member. Charlene will be one. And then the rest of you guys are up top. Jane's gonna be coming. I hope so. I hope so. So, yeah, so this is the most current list.

SPEAKER_10 29:09

Even though the ladies got anymore.

SPEAKER_06 29:11

Ah, again?

SPEAKER_10 29:15

It's okay, Aaron. It's okay. I know who I am. Oh, I don't know. I'll fix it.

SPEAKER_00 29:23

Oh now we have a full board.

SPEAKER_06 29:25

We have a full board and we just have to go. I just put it out.

SPEAKER_00 29:30

Okay, so we've got one vacancy.

SPEAKER_06 29:32

Yeah, one associate vacancy.

SPEAKER_00 29:34

Okay.

SPEAKER_06 29:35

All right. Yeah, so that's the most current list I have.

SPEAKER_00 29:42

Any other matters?

Open Forum Exemptions Eligibility And Soap

SPEAKER_00 29:46

I I mentioned discussion. How was the um community doing?

SPEAKER_06 29:51

Good. I think it went well. I don't think it was as busy as prior year. Uh I think we had good foot traffic. Um a lot of people asking to check out the senior center. And I think the Friends Group did good, especially when they had a tent out in the where it was very busy. So I think it went well. Yeah. And the rain held off. Started sprinkling later, but it held off, it held off for most of the day.

SPEAKER_03 30:19

So it was good. I just want to say the vendors, the food vendors, they did a remarkable job. Um they just yeah, they are coming and coming, and it was really nice to see that the traffic over there. Yeah.

SPEAKER_06 30:34

It's a really good day, especially for families when right. They don't charge you anything and what you're still watching. Oh, I know.

SPEAKER_00 30:41

Uh tax billing is coming up. Yeah, I think I was wondering if we could get somebody from the assessor's office to talk about exemptions, the various exemptions available.

SPEAKER_01 30:54

Yeah, I resigned that.

SPEAKER_03 30:58

For the or uh uh for the center, the function.

SPEAKER_06 31:01

Yeah, presentation. Yeah. I will get just all right.

SPEAKER_00 31:07

And off the top yeah, what is the minimum requirement for fuel assistance? Yeah.

SPEAKER_06 31:15

A single person, I believe it's fifty-three thousand. Sorry. A double for a couple of seventy thousand. Oh for the year. This is what I think.

SPEAKER_05 31:32

Yes. What's included in that fifty-three thousand? Um, all your income. Any any interest, um, pensions, social security, anything you get income from. Yeah, yeah.

SPEAKER_06 31:51

I mean, maybe the numbers for the higher.

SPEAKER_00 31:53

Well, I'm not gonna qualify, but I'm just yeah.

SPEAKER_06 31:57

I just know the single and the double numbers, I don't know.

SPEAKER_00 32:00

I just tank up.

SPEAKER_06 32:02

Yeah.

SPEAKER_00 32:04

619 again for sure.

SPEAKER_06 32:06

Yeah, so it's a lot. So I think I'll be busy here. Oh, I just don't remember.

SPEAKER_08 32:14

I feel like I know this is it probably sounds really petty. The soap that we're using in the ladies'. You can't get a lather in that soap to save your life. It's terrible.

SPEAKER_06 32:26

I think it's just soft soap.

SPEAKER_08 32:27

And I just do it.

SPEAKER_01 32:28

I do and I and I and I got nothing right.

SPEAKER_06 32:32

Maybe it's market basket brand often special with soft soap.

unknown 32:36

Yeah.

SPEAKER_06 32:37

Maybe no. Not yet.

SPEAKER_00 32:39

That's not pretty. I'll check this soap.

SPEAKER_06 32:42

It might have been a market basket brand, maybe it's just not anything.

SPEAKER_11 32:47

It's it's no sudden. It's the no sub formula.

SPEAKER_00 32:55

Anything else anyone wishes to discuss? People have said it to you too. It's not just me.

SPEAKER_01 33:02

And now Jeff said it, so it's not just me. All right.

SPEAKER_07 33:24

Second motion.