State department on aging wants public’s take on agency

Martin Kennedy, interim secretary of the Kansas Department on Aging, has scheduled three public meetings to gather input for shaping the agency’s budget.

The meetings are scheduled:

• 10 a.m. July 27 in the third-floor conference room at KDOA, 503 S. Kansas Ave., Topeka.

• 2 p.m. July 28 at the Sedgwick County Department on Aging and Central Plains Area Agency on Aging offices, 2622 W. Central, Wichita.

• 10 a.m. July 29 at the Hays Senior Center, 2450 East Eighth, Hays.

Anyone unable to attend in person may participate by conference call at any of the sites by calling toll-free 877-278-8686; PIN 898286.

Participants also are asked to provide a written copy of their comments, either at the meeting or electronically to Barbara Conant, KDOA director of public affairs, at barbara.conant@aging.ks.gov.