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Wagon Junction representative asks Winnsboro EDC to remove ADA condition, seeks multi-year fee waivers
Summary
At a Winnsboro Economic Development Council meeting, a representative for Wagon Junction asked the council to remove an ADA-compliance condition attached to previously awarded funding and requested a one- to three-year waiver of city permits and fees, saying the requirement would make the project unaffordable.
A representative for Wagon Junction asked the Winnsboro Economic Development Council on an agenda item about financial assistance to remove a requirement that restroom facilities be ADA compliant and to grant a temporary waiver of city permits and fees.
The request was made during the public-comment portion of the EDC meeting. The speaker said Wagon Junction had invested in the block and that an ADA-compliant restroom would cost “like, 3 times more” than planned. The speaker told the council, “So I'd like to request to make a motion to remove that condition of the ADA- that was my first request.”
Why it matters: council staff and EDC members said the ADA condition was part of a…
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