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QUESTION

Is the transportation program for seniors' medical appointments still available?

0:58:23

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32 sec

Commissioner Lorraine Cortes-Vasquez clarifies that the transportation service for seniors with medical appointments should still be available, despite complaints.

  • Council Member Lynn C. Schulman expresses concern over constituents' complaints about the inability to access a transportation service for medical appointments.
  • Commissioner Cortes-Vasquez is surprised and states there is no reason the service would be unavailable.
  • Council Member Schulman plans to direct future complaints for resolution.
Lynn C. Schulman
0:58:23
This is really important to me, where seniors could older adults could call for transportation for medical appointment, and then that somehow went away.
0:58:33
I've gotten complaints from constituents saying they can no longer do that.
Lorraine Cortes-Vasquez
0:58:38
I I that is I there is no reason why they would not call this transportation program and say that they have a medical appointment and that service would not be available.
Lynn C. Schulman
0:58:50
Okay.
0:58:51
If I get when I get stuff like that, I'm gonna Absolutely, please.
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