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Resident asks Westfield to install curb ramp at Trinity Gardens; town says ADA grades and property limits complicate work
Summary
A Westfield resident asked the council to install a curb ramp at the Trinity Gardens condominium, but town engineers said state ADA grade requirements and property limits make a direct ramp infeasible without taking condo land and creating drainage problems.
A Westfield resident asked the Town Council on Tuesday to install a permanent curb ramp outside Trinity Gardens condominium to make his unit independently accessible. Town staff told the council the requested ramp is not feasible without significant engineering work and property changes.
Leonard Silverman told the council he has requested access for more than a year and must walk roughly 150 feet from his building to the street where his car can stop. “Can someone on this council say that they can go break ground and put in a small ramp in front of this condominium, so he can live a dignified independent life?” Silverman asked.
Rob Fr…
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