Georgetown, DE (Aug. 30, 2012): By some accounts, Sussex County is the Florida of the mid-Atlantic region, attracting thousands of retirees as new residents each year with a low cost of living, temperate weather and easy access to major metropolitan areas. With an expected 44 percent increase in the senior population between 2010 and 2020, that growth will prompt new or expanded programs and services.

Denise L. Weeks-Tappan, planning supervisor for the Delaware Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities, will be the featured guest speaker at the September meeting of the Sussex County Advisory Committee on Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities. Ms. Weeks-Tappan will present “The Delaware State Plan on Aging, 2012-2015”, focusing on how the State plans to meet the needs of a growing population in the years ahead. The meeting begins at 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 17, at the County Administrative Offices West Complex, 22215 N. DuPont Boulevard, in Georgetown.

The Sussex County Advisory Committee on Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities is an 11-member panel established by the Sussex County Council to be an advocate for programs and policies that benefit older and disabled residents. The committee meets every other month, in January, March, May, July, September and November. All meetings are open to the public.

The Advisory Committee’s mission is to increase dialogue, make recommendations to Sussex County Council, and to give support, assistance and advice on significant issues and programs that may affect the lives of the county’s aging and adults with physical disabilities populations.

For more information, visit the Advisory Committee’s page at sussexcountyde.gov/advisory-committee-aging-and-adults-physical-disabilities.