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Trustees revisit Seneca branch accessibility plan after council tables $132,000 bid
Summary
Board reviewed prior engineering and a previously passed ordinance that allocated $57,000; trustees and staff discussed scope, SCDOT encroachment permit needs, alternate back‑entrance options and drainage and parking regrading concerns.
Trustees spent extensive discussion time on a proposed Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ramp and front entrance work at the Seneca branch after the county council tabled a $132,000 construction bid.
Library staff described the project as more than a ramp: construction would level front parking, install two designated accessible parking spaces, replace stairs, build a ramp with required landings and regrade the sidewalk and adjacent surfaces. The director said the roughly $132,000 figure reflected “expensive concrete work, pretty much redoing the whole front of the building.”
The board was reminded that council previously passed an ordinance last fall to set aside…
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