I am a resident at Mills Park Tower and submitted the April 19 Viewpoints letter titled, “The village just made it harder for seniors.”
After reading the May 10 news article in Wednesday Journal, “Adduci calls for River Forest to focus on seniors,” I read the following quote from Village President Catherine Adduci’s State of the Village address: “The River Forest municipal government must commit to addressing the growing needs of its aging population and invest more time and resources to improve their quality of life.”
I feel compelled to write an addendum commending River Forest village administration for recognizing that “18% of the village population is over the age of 60. According to the U.S. Census Bureau figures, these figures will continue to grow in the years to come. Nearly ¼ of them need some form of assistance.” Ms. Adduci also stated, “We are in the customer or human services business and so we need to assess how River Forest village government can focus more on improving our residents’ quality of life.”
Kudos to Ms. Adduci for being a catalyst for her senior population!
Congrats to her for taking definitive actions and not having to do a study which is a placate method used by Oak Park’s president and village government.
I salute Ms. Adduci for recognizing that they are in the customer or human services business and that “having a better quality of life where residents enjoy being here will only strengthen our property values and help stabilize our property taxes.”
We Oak Park seniors challenge you, Mr. President/Oak Park village government to connect with your senior population. It’s a win/win strategy!
Dorothy Wright
Oak Park
