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Residents urge two 4-foot park walkways for accessibility; board asks committee to finalize plan
Summary
Residents asked the board to install two 4-foot walkways at the town pavilion to improve accessibility and maintenance; the board directed the working committee to reconvene, finalize specifications and report back by the next meeting.
Community members asked the Town Board of Plattekill to simplify plans for walkways at the town park, proposing two 4-foot-wide paths from the pavilion to the parking lot to improve wheelchair access and make maintenance easier.
A resident (S2) said the intent was to provide practicality and accessibility: "Just want 2 walkways 4 feet wide from the top to the bottom ... so the mowers can go over it and get it done." Board members discussed earlier plans that would have created wider concrete walks and noted higher cost; they asked the committee that had been working on the project to meet one more time and return with a final recommendation.
The board indicated that, if the committee submits a clear plan for two 4-foot ramps and confirms maintenance responsibilities, the item will be ready for a formal decision at the next meeting.
