Washoe County's Seniors a “One Biscuit” Priority
The Holiday Meal Washoe County Human Services Agency served our senior citizens on December 20, 2024. Could this be considered a meal?
Nothing says "Season's Greetings" quite like Washoe County's culinary insult to seniors on December 20, 2024: a solitary dry biscuit, minuscule country gravy - we didn’t see a piece of sausage, accompanied by two strips of bacon and some canned fruit – a meal that would make Tiny Tim look spoiled.
The architect of this nutritional nightmare? Washoe County Human Services Agency and TRIO Community Meals, now proudly serving disappointment county-wide thanks to a crack procurement team that managed to attract exactly one bid – TRIO’s. How convenient. While Commissioner Mike Clark – the only commissioner who actually eats these meals – voted no, the cheerleading squad of Andriola, Hill, and Garcia, happily rubber-stamped this culinary catastrophe.
Meanwhile, County Manager Eric Brown, fresh from collecting his $34,000 bonus, apparently can't be bothered to ensure seniors get more than a single biscuit for breakfast. Commissioners Hill and Garcia wax poetic about their elderly parents while voting to serve other people's parents institutional leftovers. And Commissioner Andriola? She's too busy providing free auditions for audiobook narration to notice what's on the plate.
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The county's response to complaints? A carefully crafted letter dated October 15th – presumably still sitting in someone's drawer, collecting dust alongside their conscience. We're reaching out to everyone copied on this masterpiece of bureaucratic hand-washing to see what's actually been done. You know, follow-up from Washoe County Staff.
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Betting odds suggest the follow-up effort matches the portion size: microscopically small with a side of indifference.
Remember, Washoe County seniors: be grateful for your holiday biscuit. It's not much, but it's honest proof that your local government considers you a one-biscuit priority.
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