The benefit of having a hang out place at the Council On Aging building is that people run into each other when they are there for services or programs. Then they like to sit around and talk before or after what they came for. A hang out at Pierce house sounds lovely, but that would have to be an intentional trip prearranged with friends to meet there. That is somewhat different.
I so agree with Sara --
...a number of smaller activities + the desire for a cozy place to drop in, have coffee, hang out might be accommodated by the Pierce House.
Melinda Bruno-Smith
All,
My suggestion was not to imply the Pierce House could accommodate all of the COA/H&HS programs and services.
Rather, I was suggesting a number of smaller activities + the desire for a cozy place to drop in, have coffee, hang out might be accommodated by the Pierce House.
Remember, the charge to the CCBC in the Spc.Town Meeting vote, when we approved money for them to advance planning and design, was to fully
explore other sites on town for some programs, not all.
The thinking was that not all activities needed to be in one monolithic structure, if site and costs constraints were factors.
Recent meetings and discussions by the CCBC suggest they might well be.
And, certainly, in the short term, the PH might be just the gathering place people have noted they are seeking.
Sara
Pierce House is lovely and might be useful for various sorts of social gatherings, but I don't see how those small rooms are sufficient for any sort of exercise class or a lecture or meeting of any size.
And aren't there accessibility issues?
Leslie Turek
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