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Lakeville select board authorizes town administrator to apply for FY26 ADA improvement grant
Summary
The select board unanimously authorized the town administrator to apply for the FY26 municipal ADA improvement grant to fund accessible improvements at town facilities, including an electronic door and beach access mat.
The Town of Lakeville Select Board on June 2 authorized the town administrator to apply for the FY26 municipal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) improvement grant to fund facility accessibility projects.
Town Administrator Andrew told the board the town completed a self-evaluation and transition plan in 2021 and identified priority projects, including an electronic door and ramp at town hall, and a beach-access mat to improve wheelchair access at a park. Andrew said Lakeville’s population has an older demographic and estimated that "somewhere between 11 and 15 percent of the residents of Lakeville identified as elderly or disabled." He said the town had not yet received funding to implement projects identified in the earlier plan.
The board moved and seconded the authorization and approved it by roll call. Select Board members recorded aye votes; the board did not specify grant award amounts; staff will prepare and submit the application to the state program.
No construction or contract award decisions were made at the meeting; the authorization was for the town administrator to file the grant application.
