Last week the Village Council approved the sale of about 5 acres of the proposed K-Park site to Sunrise Senior Living. In the end, this is a good decision for the Village and its residents.

We needed a senior living center for the past few years. We have seen this start and stop a few times and now it seems that things will finally get under way. And this is good.

Finally, families that grew up in Wellington can continue in to live in Wellington. This allows young families to continue to enjoy the love and support of their grandparents and parents.

We will be able to have that close knit family unit that so many of us grew up with before we moved to Florida. I know that having the ability to see my grandparents whenever I wanted was something that I cherished as I grew up and moved on with my life. In my opinion we really need to get back to this ... it really does bring more than we can ever expect and hope for as our parents age.

Now it is up to Sunrise Senior Living and the Village Staff to work out the process and get the process started and moving forward quickly. Not a fast track mind you, but working in combination to get a shovel in the ground by the end of the year and construction finished as reasonably as expected.

Kudos to the Village Council, Village Staff and Sunrise for focusing on getting this accomplished. Let's all make sure we pass on our support to them all.

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