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RACELAND A special judge in Greenup County has asked attorneys to submit legal briefs after conducting a short bench trial Monday in which the City of Raceland is pursuing an eviction against a long-standing tenant of the senior center.
At issue is one word: club.
See, back in 1993 the Raceland Area Senior Citizens Organization entered into a $1 per year lease with the city for the building. Characterized Monday by defense attorney Bruce Blackburn as a âvery one-sided agreement,â the lease left the city on the hook for utilities, maintenance and insurance costs on the building.
For the Seniors Citizens Organization part, they were obligated to keep the building clean and put on programming for the areaâs seniors.
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File photo January 24, 2021 AFTER some delays, the Davao City government has ordered the immediate distribution of financial assistance to qualified senior citizens in the city.
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio signed Executive Order (EO) No. 1 Series of 2021 on January 20, 2021, which aims to institutionalize and effectively implement the provisions of City Ordinance No. 01Q05-19, Series of 2019.
The ordinance aimed to support senior citizens’ medicines and other expenses relative to their health and mandates the grant of an annual minimum financial assistance of P1,500.
The EO stated that beneficiaries must be 65 years old and above during the calendar year; must be a holder of a Senior Citizens Identification Card duly issued by the Office of the Senior Citizens Affairs (Osca) of Davao City, must be a member of a Senior Citizens Organization duly recognized by Osca and City Social Welfare Development Office (CSWDO); and must be listed in the mast