Out-of-county residents, who use Clayton County senior centers, will now have to pay $170 more per year to use those facilities, as they will have to carry the bulk of rate increases approved the Clayton County Board of Commissioners this week.
In a 4-to-1 vote, commissioners raised membership fees, and breakfast- and-lunch prices, at the county's senior centers. The move was designed to help offset a $311,000 decrease in grant funding experienced the county's Senior Services Department. Commission Chairman Eldrin Bell cast the lone vote against the increases.
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