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Resident urges wheelchair-accessible planning; commenter says council approved pursuing ordinance change
Summary
A public commenter asked whether accessibility concerns raised at a recent town council meeting had been considered by staff; Bridget Sims described personal caregiving experience and urged accessible design; a commenter said four council members had voted to have staff pursue an ordinance change.
Bridget Sims (speaker 7) described building a wheelchair-accessible home and asked the commission to consider accessibility when planning future construction. "I built a wheelchair accessible house with a handicap bathroom," Sims said, recounting caregiving for family members and urging the commission to keep accessibility in mind.
Another commenter said at a recent town council meeting four council members voted to have staff pursue an ordinance change that would allow for increased accessibility provisions; Joshua confirmed the planning commission had not yet been asked to take action on MOA-specific ordinance changes and said staff would need to conduct further outreach before bringing any MOA amendments to the commission.
Chair invited further public comment and thanked Sims and others for speaking.
