Public Notice: Area Plan Public Hearing and Comments

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON MULTI-YEAR AREA PLAN FOR BENTON, CEDAR, IOWA, JOHNSON, JONES, LINN AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES

To older persons, public officials and other interested parties, pursuant to Iowa Administrative Code Chapter 17 – 6.2(7)a.(2):

The public is notified and invited to attend a public hearing being conducted by Heritage Area Agency on Aging regarding the Fiscal Years 2026 - 2029 Area Plan for the seven county region (Benton, Cedar, Iowa, Johnson, Jones, Linn and Washington counties). 

The purpose of the public hearings are to gather input and comments from interested parties, including priority services.  Public hearings will be conducted on:

Monday, January 6, 2025 from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. via Zoom virtual meeting or in-person at the Heritage Main Office from 2:30-3:30 p.m.  Login information for the Zoom session will be posted on Heritage Area Agency on Aging’s website by December 7, 2024 at: www.heritageaaa.org.  Address for the in-person session is the same as the mailing address below.

Agenda:

  1. Call to order

  2. Purpose of hearing

  3. Public Comments on Priority Services

Title III-B Priority Services are located within the service categories of Access, In-Home and Legal. The minimum percentage (%) of Title III-B funding required to be expended within each category are:  1) Access Services (10%), which includes Information and Assistance, Assisted Transportation, Outreach, Case Management, and Transportation,  2)  In-Home Services (5%), which includes Adult Day Care/Health, Personal Care, Chore, Homemaker, and  3)  Legal Services (3%,) which includes: Legal Assistance.

    1. Written comments

    2. Other comments

  1. Services under consideration to be provided as Direct Services by Heritage

  2. Adjournment

The Area Plan will guide Heritage for the period of State Fiscal Years 2026 – 2029.  Comments are also welcomed in the written form of choice or by utilizing a form provided on the Heritage website at www.heritageaaa.org.   Written comments should be sent to Heritage Area Agency on Aging, Attention Barb Werning, 6301 Kirkwood Blvd. SW, Cedar Rapids, Iowa  52404.  The public is invited and encouraged to provide feedback and participate in both the virtual or in-person public hearing opportunity and/or provide written comment. 

Harrison March