TAX WORK OFF ABATEMENT PROGRAM

Many cities and towns have found this program viable. I feel the an
outreach program to adaquately staff the New Malden Senior Center is a
top priority and a great opportunity to get Seniors involved in their
programs and "aging in place"
Our newUS president and the administration are urging citizen
participation in their own destiny.volunteerism is on the adgenda as
well as home owner involvement thru this suggested program. HERE IS
WHAT ONE NEARBY TOWN IS DOING WHY NOT MALDEN IF NORTH ANDOVER CAN DO
IT
THE SLOGAN "YES WE CAN!!!

Tax Work-Off Abatement Program
The Council on Aging/Senior Center will be taking applications, during the
months of June and July, for the FY'09 Senior Citizens Property Tax Work-Off
Abatement Program. You must be 60 years of age or older and own and occupy
the property for which North Andover property taxes are paid. There are 30
positions funded and applicants will be chosen through a lottery. Workers must
complete 100 hours of service by May 29, 2009 with a maximum of 10 hours per
week for a $600.00 abatement on their real estate taxes. If you are interested,
please come in to the Senior Center at 120R Main Street to pick up an
application and additional instructions.



---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Gary Christenson
Date: Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 8:47 PM
Subject: Re: Taxpayers over 60 may be eligible for a Senior Citizen
Workoff Abatement

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To: Howard McGowan


Hi Howard,

I raised this issue with the administration last year but I think the
liability concerns outweighed the benefits of such a program. Perhaps
they may look at it more closely with the current fiscal crisis but
the council did ask about the idea last year.

Gary

________________________________
From: Howard McGowan
To: Malden City Council ; Chief of Staff
Rep Fallon ; Ward 1 CouncilorGary
Christenson ; Malden Council of Aging Director
; Council on Aging Debbie Camarata
; Ward4 Councilor Jim Nester
; Ward8 Councillor Malden ;
Ward 6 Coucillor
Cc: MSAC OrganizerPam Edwards ; Malden asst
to Mayor Debbie Burke ; Oak Grove IMprovcarol
Melle ; Springfield Organizer MSAC

Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 5:19:06 PM
Subject: Taxpayers over 60 may be eligible for a Senior Citizen
Workoff Abatement

.WITH THE SITUATION OF ECOMOMIC DISTRESS MAYBE OUR CITY OF MALDEN
OFFICIALS SHOULD RE CONSIDER THIS PROGRAM AS LISTED AS A BENEFIT FOR
SENIORS BY THE MASS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
-- Taxpayers over 60 may be eligible for a Senior Citizen
Property Tax Work-Off Abatement. Under this program,
taxpayers volunteer their services to their municipality
in exchange for a reduction in their property tax bills —
up to $750 annually. Check with your city or town to
see if they participate in this, or any related, program

I know what will be brought up the pros and cons.. discussion may be in order.
Howard McGowan
MaldenSenior





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Howard McGowan
MaldenSenior

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Display of flags at public buildings and schools

The display of the flag of the United States of America, the flag of the state and the flag of the city at each public building and public school is authorized and encouraged. The flag of the city shall be of a size to be determined by the city manager and shall be of a size similar to the flag of the United States and of the flag of the state. The flag of the city may be flown on the same flagstaff or pole as the flag of the United States and the flag of the state and immediately under the flag of the state. If a separate flagstaff or pole be provided for the flag of the city, such flag shall be flown to the immediate left of the flag of the state.
(Ord. No. 69; Code 1964, § 1-13)

Respect for elders

Like many observers of the cultural scene, he agrees that seniors today are given little respect, but he also believes that they have to earn the respect that they’d like to command. He argues that seniors have abdicated their role as respected elders. Being an elder once meant earning respect by playing an active role in teaching younger generations, a role that’s seldom fulfilled today. He believes that seniors earn elderhood by helping younger generations understand how to be accountable.

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Reinventing Aging: Baby Boomers and Civic Engagement

A Report from
Harvard School of Public Health–MetLife Foundation Initiative
on Retirement and Civic Engagement
REPORT HIGHLIGHTS
Approximately 77 million babies were born in the United States during the boom years of 1946 to
1964. In 2011, the oldest will turn 65, and, on average, can expect to live to 83. Many will
continue well into their 90s.
The baby boomers soon will have the opportunity to redefine the meaning and purpose of the
older years. As some of the demands of work and family that have commanded their attention in
mid-life recede, boomers will have the potential to become a social resource of unprecedented
proportions by actively participating in the life of their communities.
But will they participate? Compared to their parents' generation, the so-called "Greatest
Generation," boomers have done less by every measure of civic engagement, including rates of
voting and joining community groups. Given this reality, Reinventing Aging: Baby Boomers and
Civic Engagement, a report from the Harvard School of Public Health–MetLife Foundation
Initiative on Retirement and Civic Engagement, examines these questions:
• Can a national effort succeed in mobilizing large numbers of boomers to contribute their
time, skills, and experience to address community problems?
• If boomers respond in large numbers, will civic organizations of various kinds be
prepared to receive them?
• What roles can the news media, the advertising industry, and Hollywood play in helping
society redefine the meaning and purpose of the older years

)Over 80 on the Internet

I get a lot of strange kind of looks when I tell people my grandma has a blog," said Cora Huffman of Moxee, Lemaster's 31-year-old granddaughter.

Internet use by seniors is on the rise, according to the Pew Internet and American Life Project, which released surveys on the subject in 2000 and 2004. The percentage of Americans 65 or older who go online jumped from 15 percent in 2000 to 22 percent in 2004 and appeared to be on an upward trajectory, the studies found.

"There are a lot of people who are 80 and over who are using computers and the Internet," said Phil Carnahan, a consultant with SeniorNet, a national group that offers computer training to seniors.

Carnahan, a 75-year-old retiree who lives in Sparks, Nev., said most people his age don't blog; but they are online and they use e-mail heavily.

"The biggest reason you have for people who come in (to a SeniorNet center) is they want to be able to correspond with their family," he said. "They want to e-mail their grandchildren."

Still, there is a relatively small proportion of seniors online compared with other age groups. There are older bloggers than Lemaster out there, but among her contemporaries it's still unusual.

"I don't think I've even told any of my friends," she said of her blog, which is frequented by family members and the occasional stranger who stumbles upon it. "They're not into computers. They wouldn't know what I was talking about."