For the first time in about 20 years, senior citizens in the Schuylkill Haven area will be having lunch and getting together at a different place.

Commissioners at a public meeting Wednesday ended the county's lease with St. John's United Church of Christ, 121 East Main St., Schuylkill Haven, as of Jan. 25, 2015.After then, the seniors will meet at the Schuylkill Haven Senior/Neighborhood Center, 340 Haven St.Commissioners at a public meeting on Aug. 13 signed an agreement with the borough to lease 1,262 square feet of space in the center for five years. The lease also allows seniors to use common areas.The county had used the leased space in the basement of the church for a nutritional and senior center."Basically, it wasn't big enough," said County Administrator Mark Scarbinsky, adding the Office of Senior Services has been in discussions with the borough for some time about utilizing the larger center that they have, and so they were able to work that out, and it's amenable to both the church and the borough.About 15 senior citizens have lunch at the center each day, and about 40 gather for events, said DeAnna Orlowsky, deputy administrator for the county Office of Senior Services.OSS contracts with Diakon to offer the services at the center.Also, the church basement was not easily accessible to the handicapped, Scarbinsky said. The community center is.The lease payment at the center will be $1,000 a month, up from about $968 for the church basement, Orlowsky said.A $41,000 grant will pay to upgrade the kitchen in the center and to buy computer equipment."Those seniors from that center are computer savvy. They do a lot of Skyping," she said.There will also be a gardening area for them, and Penn State Master Gardeners will work with the seniors on projects, Orlowsky said.Commissioners acted Wednesday because the contract with the church requires the county to give 60 days notice of termination.In other matters Wednesday, commissioners approved a request from the Office of Public Safety to allow three members of the Incident Management Team, Michael Lessar, David Carichner and Jeffrey Finlay, to attend the 2014 annual All-Hazards Incident Management Team training and education conference Dec. 6 through Dec. 12 in Fort Worth, Texas.The request was made on behalf of the East Central Task Force.Their attendance won't cost the county any money; it will be paid for through funding from the Homeland Security grant program.Also on Wednesday, commissioners approved contracts for the Children and Youth Services Agency. The purchase of service agreements run through June 30, 2015.• Moon and Stars Daycare, Pottsville, for daycare services at a per unit rate of $110;• Kidspeace National Centers, Orefield, for regular family care at a per diem of $53.58, residential/diagnostic/shelter at a per diem of $314.23, and adoption placement at a per unit rate of $4,000;• Pathways Adolescent Center, Oil City, for transitional living #2 at a per diem of $125, adolescent center at a per diem of $130, and New Beginnings at a per diem of $135;• Vision Quest National, Downington, for Vision Quest Academy at a per diem of $175.02, Lee Prep Academy at a per diem of $206, and Blue Ridge Academy at a per diem of $310;• Concern, Fleetwood, for Medical Level Four foster care at a per diem of $34.79, Intensive foster care at a per diem of $83.05, and Treatment Unit for Boys at a per diem of $197.33.Commissioners also approved an addendum to the current contract with Pinebrook Family Services to a change in the organization's name to Pinebrook Family Answers, Allentown.