The Brief
- The McGovern Park Senior Center has been closed since August due to flooding and mold, with no set reopening date.
- Displaced seniors say traveling to other centers is difficult and facilities are becoming overcrowded.
- Residents plan to raise concerns at a county budget listening session on Oct. 21.
MILWAUKEE – For more than two months, the McGovern Park Senior Center has sat empty, leaving Milwaukee’s north side seniors with nowhere to gather – and no answers on when they can return.
What we know:
The center first closed in August after historic flooding. In September, Milwaukee County’s Department of Health and Human Services reported that inspectors found mold and unsafe air quality inside.
County officials say the center will remain closed “indefinitely.”…