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Dr. Cosgrove said that the clinics were put in the villages to make it easier and convenient for the senior citizens. Dr. Cosgrove told how questionaires were sent to Greeley and Vynebrook Villages asking the residents there to sign whether or not they would give up a clinic to have it go to the C.O.A. Only a few would sign up and make their preferences known. Dr. Erdos said that we must consider in making our decision if these clinics are utilized. Sho uses the clinics? Are the same people going to every clinic? Mr. Rooney asked Dr. Erdos what his status was there tonight. Dr. Erdos identified himself and told Mr. Rooney that he was a member of the Board of Health. He said that the people come back to these clinics for the socializing with other people. He told Mr. Rooney that we try to publicize these clinics but still the same people come back time after time. Mr. Rooney told the Board that the Housing Authority had tried to have drop-in centers in the villages but people felt ill at ease that went there. Dr. Erdos asked if these people are the same nucleus - that go to the villages every week? Mrs. Melcher said, "no". "Vynebrook Village does not come to the Council on Aging, most people that come, live in their own homes". Dr. Erdos said if we are to cut out a clinic, it probably should be at Vynebrook because Greeley has more people living there than Vynebrook does. Mr. Lambie said we should have some input from the V.N.A. about this. Mrs. Melcher said the visiting nurses are very anxious to do our clinic at the C.O.A. She said we can also get a volunteer nurse to help out. She said she can get volunteers and use one visiting nurse. If the clinic is run at the C.O.A. it is hoped that the people from the villages will be using them as well as the outside residents. Mr. Rooney said that his authority for housing has been criticized for using the village halls for housing business and he says that the people resent them taking over the hall. He said that is part of their living quarters. Mrs. Melcher said that Greeley and Vynebrook are fine for the people that live there but she is trying to reach out and get other residents to come to the clinic at the C.O.A. if they are allowed to have one. Dr. Cosgrove asked what age group she is trying to reach. Mrs. Melcher said the group 60+ there are 17% of residents of that age group. Dr. Cosgrove said there are about 5000 persons over 60 years of age in this Town. Mr. Rooney said that this is a problem because they have not been able to reach out to all the elderly.