Tuesdays with Bernie - Senator visits Milton seniors at newly completed Elm Place

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[font color="gray"]Sen. Bernie Sanders chats with Milton seniors about everything from healthcare to climate change on Tuesday afternoon at Elm Place, a newly completed 30-unit affordable senior housing complex on Bombardier Road. (Photo by Abby Ledoux)[/font]

April 12, 2017

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The Vermont senator and former Democratic presidential candidate spent early Tuesday afternoon touring and visiting with residents of Elm Place, the Cathedral Square project at 60 Bombardier Rd. that opened last month.

Sanders was thoroughly impressed with the facility, the state’s first built to super energy efficient “passive house” standards – so much that Cathedral Square director of outreach and marketing Deb Bouton suggested he get in line to move in.

“We have a gym here,” one resident told the senator, who sat among about 15 local seniors in the building’s community room Tuesday.

“Fantastic! No kidding,” Sanders said.

“And you’re welcome to come and use it anytime,” another tenant added.

“I don’t know if I could keep up with you,” Sanders replied.

The easy dialogue continued for about a half hour before Sanders embarked on a tour of the three-story, 30-unit building. He engaged seniors on topics like healthcare, prescription drug prices and renewable energy.


[font color="gray"]Sen. Bernie Sanders visits with Irene Montgomery in her new apartment at Elm Place, an affordable senior housing complex completed last month. Sanders spent Tuesday afternoon with a group of local seniors at the Bombardier Rd. facility, a project of Burlington-based Cathedral Square. (Photo by Abby Ledoux)[/font]

http://www.miltonindependent.com/tuesdays-with-bernie/