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

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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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