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Residents urge town to add handicap door button at police station and fix low railing near Town Hall
Summary
During public comment residents asked the Select Board to add a handicap-accessible door opener at the police department and to raise or repair a low sidewalk railing at the corner of Main and Summer streets that forces some users into the road.
Several residents used the public comment period at the June 16 Select Board meeting to request accessibility fixes near town facilities.
Sheila, speaking on behalf of a staff member at the downtown adult program, said the exterior police station door is very heavy and asked whether the town could install a handicap-accessible button to open the door. "My public comment would be, is there a way that we can get, like, a handicap button on the police door for people to be able to come in," she told the board. A board member responded, "I guess we'll look into it." No timeline or formal motion was recorded.
A second commenter described a low railing on the sidewalk at the corner of Main Street and Summer Street near Town Hall that makes it difficult for people using mobility aids to descend safely; the resident said she often must go into the road to navigate the crossing. Board members said the sidewalk/railing issue is on the project list for a later phase of work and must be coordinated with ongoing state or town projects.
The board did not adopt any immediate modifications at the meeting; staff were asked to look into the door adjustment and the sidewalk railing as follow-up items.
