Senior Tarheel Legislature
2009 Legislative Priorities
- Increase funding for home and community based services
for older adults by increasing the
Home and Community Care Block Grant by $5 million.
- Provide funding to sustain Project C.A.R.E. (Caregiver Alternatives to Running on Empty)
- Increase funding for senior centers by
an additional 2 million in recurring
funds for a total of $3,265,316 a year.
- Establish a cap on the increase in
the assessed value of property determined during
revaluations for persons over the age of 65, eligible
for the Homestead Exemption.
- Implement practical and
cost-effective steps to address concerns related to the
mixing of populations, including younger adults with
mental illness and frail older persons residing in
long-term care facilities. These steps would
include specialized health training for facility
personnel.
Purpose
- To provide information and education to Senior
Citizens on the legislative process and matters being
considered by the General Assembly.
- To promote citizen involvement and advocacy
concerning aging issues before the General Assembly.
- To assess the legislative needs of older citizens by
convening a forum modeled after the General Assembly.
Tar Heel Legislators meet three times a year- March, June
and October, usually in Raleigh, to advocate on behalf
of older persons.
They have four officers: Speaker, Speaker Pro Tempore,
Deputy Speaker Pro Tempore, and Secretary.
Charles Dickens, the Delegate from Buncombe County, is
the current Speaker of the Senior Tar Heel Legislature.
All delegates and alternates must be at least 60 years
of age and residents of their respective county.
They are selected by the Land-of-Sky Regional Council
Area Agency on Aging, which has chosen to work in cooperation
with the counties to secure the representatives.
An initial orientation and staff support is provided
by Area Agency on Aging staff.
For additional information contact: Joe
Connolly, Area Agency
on Aging Director (828) 251-6622 ext
115 or
joeconnolly@landofsky.org. Delegates and alternates from each county advocate with
the North Carolina General Assembly for the passage of
legislation to improve the lives of older adults.
Delegates
Buncombe County
Charles Dickens (Current Speaker of the
Senior Tar Heel Legislature)
4 Arrow Place, Asheville, NC 28805-9748
Phone: (828) 298-7501 -
chas34@juno.com
Buncombe County
(Alternate)
Donald Lilenfeld
14 New Cross South
Asheville, NC 28805
828-299-4942
baml@bellsouth.net
Henderson County
Cal Titus
1 N. Charles Lane, Hendersonville, NC 28791
Phone: (828) 696-9181
Henderson County
(Alternate)
Position is currently vacant
Madison County
Jack Roberts
649 Bailey Br. Road
Mars Hill, NC 28754
828-689-2871
828-689-6915 (Cellular)
shirlroberts469@verizon.net
Madison County
(Alternate)
Position is currently vacant
Transylvania County
Delores W.
Stroup
2 Pine Mountain Trail
Brevard, NC 28712
828-862-8500
dellanc@citcom.net
Transylvania County
(Alternate)
position is currently vacant
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