Supporters say a tax dedicated to the center needs approval so the center can lower program costs and hire staffers.
Membership is less than half what was projected.
Rausch says she has to corral her sons to clean the bathrooms. Two months shy of its one-year anniversary, senior center officials say something has to give. On Nov. 7, Palm Harbor voters will be asked to support the senior center with a dedicated real estate tax. When the senior center was opened last year, it was intended to support itself through membership and program fees, grants, donations and fundraisers. Those costs are significantly higher than at other publicly supported senior centers in the area, Rausch said.