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Chagrin Falls Senior Council

Chagrin Falls Senior Council is Mayor Brick’s committee to support the aging population in Chagrin Falls.

Senior Council meetings are held the first Tuesday of every other month at 4pm in Council Chambers at Village Hall. The committee works on developing resources for seniors in the Village and produces a senior fair in the fall. Since the committee began in 2006, a non-emergency help line has been developed, all Village senior residents were surveryed,  Dr. Whitehouse and Dr. Esselstyn and others presented programs at Chagrin Falls Library, and the committee worked with Chagrin High School administrators and students to develop a snow shoveling and leaf raking program for seniors.

If you are interested in joining the Council, please contact Jean Hood, Chairman, at 440-247-4676 or email to jeanh@hamletretirement.com.

2010 Meetings and Events

Meetings are held the first Tuesday bi-monthly in Council Chambers at Village Hall 21 West Washington Street at 2:00pm.

February 2 
April 6
June 8
August 3

October 5
November 5 – Senior Lifestyle Fair and Flu Shot Program

Non-Emergency Help Line

Please call 440-247-1015 and press #6 for Senior Center. Leave a message and a trained representative appointed by the Mayor from Chagrin Senior Council will answer your call. Your call will remain confidential. The volunteer can give you resources to help solve your problem or find an organization that can provide help. Your problem can be as simple as finding someone to mow you lawn. You may also call Chagrin Falls Police non-emergency and they will refer the call to the committee. The Non-emergency help line was enacted by Council in September 2008 under Ordinance No. 2008-45.

Members

Ray Bell, Citizen
Betty Bowers, Past Chairman
Tom Brick, Mayor
Jim Brosius, Police Chief
Barbara Christian, Chagrin Valley Times
Dan DeWeese, Pastor Federated Church
Nancy Emerman, Keller Williams
Jan Evans, Chagrin Falls Council
Beverly Fertel, Arden Courts
Cheryl Grey, St. Martin’s Parish Nurse
Jean Hood, Chairman
Alice Kruse, Citizen

Sue Mansour, Chairman Meals on Wheels
Jinny McSherry, Howard Hanna Realty
Dick Mills, Citizen
Mary Miser, Chagrin Hearing Center
Denise Moore, County Recorder’s Office
Frank Ondus, South Franklin Circle
Tim Reed, Police Detective
Jim and Carol Rich, Citizens
Claud Robison, Chagrin Falls Library
Lynn Snider, Pastor United Methodist
Zo Sykora, Secretary, and Historical Society Representative
Thea Van Horn, Home Instead Senior Care
Lynn Wyville, Spillway
Frank Zugan, Chagrin Fire Chief

Transportation service is available to seniors who are at least 60 years of age and reside in the Villages of Bentleyville, Chagrin Falls, Glenwillow or the City of Solon. To register, call the City of Solon Department of Senior Services at 440-349-6363.

• Transportation is available on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday with pick- up times from 8:30 AM to 3:15 PM. Travel may be to locations in Cuyahoga and limited locations in Lake, Geauga and Summit Counties.

• Costs are:
• no charge for transportation within the resident’s own municipality,
• $2.00 each way for distances less than ten (10) miles,
• $3.00 each way for distances greater than ten (10) miles.

• Reservations begin on the 15th of the month for transportation during the following month. To make a reservation, call the Solon Senior Center at 440-349-6363, Monday – Friday, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM. You will need to provide: name, address (including the name of the community in which you reside), phone number, date and times of travel, address and phone number of the destination.

• Transportation is available for medical appointments, routine errands, recreation, religious and social events. No transportation is provided following surgical procedures.

• The van driver is not permitted to cross the threshold of the resident’s home. If assistance is needed entering or exiting the van, one adult companion may accompany the rider and will be charged at the same rate as the rider.

• The driver will assist with taking up to four (4) bags to the door, but may not carry packages into the house.