Seekonk Senior Center Expansion Revealed

The expansion of the Senior Center at 540 Arcade Avenue is now complete, according to Select Board Chair Michelle Hines.

Hines, also a member of the Senior Center Building Committee, revealed the improvements at the June 5 meeting. The total building size is 6000 square feet.

The newly renovated second level includes a game room, conference room, a lunch room for the Council on Aging staff. One the ground level is an office for clinical services. In the basement is a large activity room. The entire section of the building is ADA compliant, Hines noted.

On November 18, 2019, the Town voted to appropriate $1,477,938 to pay the costs of designing, planning, constructing, and furnishing Phase II of the renovation. The building is owned by the Town. The Town further authorized the Moderator to appoint a committee of 7 to 9 members to oversee the project, under the direction of the Board of Selectmen.