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Board reviews state notice on Town Hall ramp and considers engineering review or alternate election site
Summary
The board discussed a formal notice from the Secretary of State alleging ADA noncompliance for the Town Hall ramp; members said an engineering review is needed, and discussed relocating elections to the school while a long-term solution is developed.
Board members addressed a formal complaint from the Secretary of State that the Town Hall entrance ramp does not meet ADA standards. A board member noted the state has issued a formal notice and emphasized the need for an engineering assessment to determine feasible remediation.
Several members said the site topography may make a compliant ramp infeasible and suggested an interim plan. "If it's not feasible and we have an engineering firm backing that up, then I think we need to tell them it's not feasible," a Committee member said; staff suggested moving elections to the school as a short-term measure while the town develops a response to the state. The board directed staff to contact an engineering firm for options and to prepare a formal response to the Secretary of State.
