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El Centro Council approves about $68,000 in CDBG funds to replace heavy community center doors
Summary
The City Council authorized approximately $68,000 in Community Development Block Grant funds to replace heavy exterior doors at the community center after staff said the doors exceeded ADA opening-force guidelines. Council debated bus shelter shade priorities before approving the allocation 4-0.
The El Centro City Council on a 4-0 vote approved using about $68,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to replace and modernize heavy exterior doors at the city community center, citing Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) access concerns.
City staff said the decision followed an ADA transition-plan finding that the doors required more than the 17-pound opening force threshold for accessible entrances. Adriana (city staff member) told the council the doors affect numerous users: "facility usage, on average, weekly, about 350 individuals use that facility," and noted…
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