The Manassas Senior Center has expanded to offer more activities for the area’s seniors.
According to a release, it took a decade of work to get the Manassas Senior Center’s wellness and fitness space open, but the time has finally come.
The expansion cost $600,000 to complete, according to a release. The money was in-part proffered by Elm Street Developers, which means that the company voluntarily offered the funds for the project, to offset any impacts that their development may have on the community, according to a release.
In addition to the proffer funds, the Prince William County Board of Supervisors contributed $132,123, the City of Manassas contributed $25,000, and the Friends of the Manassas Senior Center donated $5,000 toward the $600,000 expansion cost, according to a release.
“The Agency on Aging is excited for the opportunity this new room will bring to expand our wellness and fitness activities in the Prince William area,” stated Director of the Prince William Area Agency on Aging Sarah Henry in a release.
The center had it’s ribbon cutting recently, to celebrate the new space.
More on the expansion, from a release:
Prince William Supervisor Marty Nohe said it took the hard work of a lot of people inside and outside of the government, including developers, architects, the Friends of the Manassas Senior Center, Prince William County and the City of Manassas to get the job done. “It took a lot of people putting in a lot of work together to make this happen, but that’s what we do here in Prince William County and the City of Manassas. We’re a community that’s at its best when a lots of different groups and lots of different people work together. We don’t just make it about the government. We don’t just make it about industry. We don’t just make it about volunteers, but everyone working together to make our community the best it can be.”
Mary L. Livingston, a retired federal government employee, has already used the room for exercise classes and said she really enjoys the new space. “I think it’s really nice. I like the mirrors, and I just really like the atmosphere in there.”
Nohe thanked those who attended the ceremony. “You’re the folks who made this community great. You’re the people who made this your home. Many of you raised your families here, sent your kids to our schools. You’re the ones who are enjoying retirement here, and you’re the ones who made that commitment to this community to make this community a great place for people of my generation to grow up here and make it the kind of place where I want to now raise my children.”
