Fulton County, Union City reopen Etris Senior Center

(from left) Fulton County Senior Services Division Manager Kenn Vanhoose, Fulton County Manager Dick Anderson, Union City Councilwoman Christina Hobbs, Fulton County District 6 Commissioner Emma Darnell, Union City Mayor Vince Williams, District 4 Commissioner Natalie Hall, Union City Police Chief Cassandra Jones and Union City Manager Sonja Fillingame

(from left) Fulton County Senior Services Division Manager Kenn Vanhoose, Fulton County Manager Dick Anderson, Union City Councilwoman Christina Hobbs, Fulton County District 6 Commissioner Emma Darnell, Union City Mayor Vince Williams, District 4 Commissioner Natalie Hall, Union City Police Chief Cassandra Jones and Union City Manager Sonja Fillingame

Fulton County and Union City celebrated the outcome of a collaboration to ensure that seniors living in and around Union City have a center of their own. Following a program attended by a crowd of enthusiastic seniors, Union City and county leaders cut the ribbon Thursday, Feb. 8 at the Union City Neighborhood Senior Center at Etris Community Center.

The occasion formally marks a joint vision between the two government agencies to enhance services for seniors. The partnership allows Fulton County to provide programming, an instructor and a daily healthy lunch to residents age 60 and over who use the Center while Union City provides the facility and maintenance.

An added advantage of the partnership to serve seniors is that it allows Union City to provide another facility to serve its youth for recreational purposes. Previously, seniors and Union City Parks and Recreation participants shared the neighborhood facility.

Information: www.fultoncountyga.gov