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Council accepts Decatur City annual ADA review; city estimates curb‑ramp work could finish in 3–4 years
Summary
At its meeting, the Decatur City Council accepted the annual Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) review showing progress on curb ramps and sidewalks; staff reported a backlog reduction and projected completion within about three to four years given current projects and funding.
The Decatur City Council on a unanimous voice vote accepted the city’s annual Americans with Disabilities Act review, which tracks curb‑ramp and sidewalk accessibility improvements across Decatur City.
City staff said the ADA program began in 2011 and originally moved at a pace of about 12 ramps (roughly four intersections) per year. Staff said changes to federal and state standards removed an intermediate “yellow” condition category; in 2024 the city reclassified 56 ramps previously coded yellow into the red (needs replacement) category, which changed the red total to 125 and left a remaining backlog of 81 higher‑priority ramps. The city reported 473 ramps now classified as green (compliant).
Staff estimated, based on current sidewalk projects and participation in the Community Crossings program, that Decatur could complete the remaining required work in roughly three to four years. The presenter noted additional Community Crossings work scheduled in 2025 will advance the effort but did not provide a precise count of how many ramps those projects will complete.
Council action was procedural: a councilmember moved to accept the review as a matter of record, a second was offered, and the council voted in favor.
The review will be filed in city records for use in planning future sidewalk and ramp construction and for matching funds or grant applications.
The meeting record does not specify further budget changes or a schedule of individual intersections to be upgraded.
