The Lady Lake Commission spoke briefly Monday on the possibility of making a financial contribution to LifeStream, a behavioral center that offers services ranging from psychiatric hospitalization, residential programs, day programs, and outpatient care, to social services and children’s early intervention and education programs.
Commissioner Paul Hannan recently made a trip to the facility with Town Manager Kris Kollgaard. Before addressing the other commissioners, Hannan advised that all should visit the facility to learn about its benefits to the community. Citing LifeStream’s previous requests from the commission for donations, Hannan proposed “in this season of giving” that the commission make a “financial donation” to LifeStream.
The discussion was tabled when Kollgaard cited budgetary limitations that would prevent the Commission from making such a contribution. “Maybe as we get towards the end of the fiscal year, if we have monies and that’s what the commission chooses to do,” then monies could be allocated to LifeStream, said Kollgaard in response to Hannan’s proposal.
Kollgaard also mentioned that the Town of Lady Lake previously contributed financial donations to LifeStream a half a dozen years ago and stopped because LifeStream was receiving monies from Lake County, monies it still currently receives.