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Abilene advisory board weighs special-events accessibility checklist after resident warns sidewalks are blocked
Summary
Board members and residents discussed making city events more accessible—suggestions included an emergency contact table, ADA viewing areas, power for wheelchairs, ADA porta-potties and better signage—after a resident urged action on blocked sidewalks that push pedestrians into the street.
Resident Scott Gadbury, who said he lives in the Cimarron Meadows subdivision, told the Mayor’s Advisory Board that parked cars routinely block sidewalks in his neighborhood and force children, parents with strollers and people using mobility devices into the street. "I don't wanna get hit again," Gadbury said, urging the board to seek clearer enforcement and neighborhood outreach.
Gadbury said he had sought help from the police department and code enforcement and received inconsistent responses: he reported the police told him it was not illegal to park over a driveway, while code enforcement told him…
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