Gulfport and Treasure Island projects were included in bills that passed the U.S House Appropriations Committee. U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist announced four Community Project Funding requests, which may be considered on the House floor in the coming weeks.
Gulfport’s current senior center center has about 3,000 registered members and serves 400-600 people each weekday. This is done from a facility built in 1983 and is in dire need of an overhaul. We asked the head of the Center what the new center will include and what people can expect.
For 27 years the Gulfport Harmonica Club plays local venues with signature folksy sounds. Even in the face of a national pandemic, the group met at park pavilions to keep its rhythm strong. Now the group has shrunk to a handful of musicians, many of whom had never picked up a harmonica before stumbling in the doors of the Gulfport Senior Center.
Gulfport needs a new senior center, and it’s willing to pay three consultants approximately $300,000 to lobby for funds to pay for it.
Is it time for the Gulfport Multipurpose Senior Center to get rebuilt? At the Nov. 2 meeting, Gulfport City Council gave the city manager the green light t explore that option.
Looking for something you saw in the paper this week? Take a look at the announcements from the June 24 issue of the Gabber.
The Gulfport Multipurpose Senior Center Foundation canceled and postponed a lot, but new president Ron Coyne is ready to grow involvement.
