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Council hears registrar report on ADA shortfalls at Armory and possible relocation to Vogel Wetmore School
Summary
Registrars reported ADA noncompliance and safety incidents at the Torrington Armory and recommended moving one polling place to Vogel Wetmore School; the council did not vote to relocate but agreed to gather more information and schedule a further meeting after procedural disagreement about adding the item to the agenda.
The Torrington City Council heard a report Tuesday from the registrars of voters that the Torrington Armory does not meet federal Americans with Disabilities Act standards for a polling place and that the registrars are recommending relocating one polling place to Vogel Wetmore School.
Registrar of Voters Fred Jury told the council he spent nearly 14 hours at the armory during the last election after a tabulator malfunction, and described a pattern of safety problems: “There’s no curb cuts for a wheelchair to come across the street and get up onto the sidewalk,” and “the angle of the ramps is too steep.” He said one member of the setup crew tripped on taped floor cover and needed medical care, and he cited an incident in which a voter fell from a wheelchair on the ramp.
The memo read into the record by Registrar’s clerk Melissa Russell said a federal ADA…
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