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County receives ADA assessment of 21 facilities; report includes cost estimates and prioritization
Summary
Zoe Montgomery presented an ADA compliance assessment covering 21 facilities (18 county-owned, 3 leased), including a prioritization framework, estimated remediation cost ranges and facility-level recommendations intended as a planning tool.
A UNC Charlotte School of Government fellow, Zoe Montgomery, presented the county’s Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance assessment covering 21 facilities — 18 county-owned and three leased. Montgomery said the report includes an executive summary, methodology, countywide findings, a prioritization framework, cost-estimate ranges for remediation and individual facility assessments with recommendations to plan accessibility improvements over time.
She told the board the assessment is intended as a planning tool to incorporate accessibility work into maintenance, renovation and capital planning. Commissioners thanked Montgomery for a comprehensive report and noted the inclusion of cost estimates helps with planning. The board also acknowledged Montgomery’s impending departure from the county; Montgomery said this was her last day.
The report and its facility-level recommendations provide staff with a framework for prioritizing accessibility investments; the transcript does not include specific dollar figures for each facility, only that remediation ranges and estimates are included in the packet.
