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Select Board approves $13,821 from ADA Capital Reserve Fund for three accessibility projects
Summary
The Select Board approved $13,821 from the ADA Capital Reserve Fund for a restroom handrail ($3,000, already installed), an automatic door operator and push plates for the town office ($3,735), and park pathway accessibility improvements ($7,086).
Assistant Town Manager Melissa Roy presented three recommended ADA projects and asked the board to appropriate funds from the ADA Capital Reserve Fund. She said lower‑priority 'low‑hanging fruit' items have been worked through this year and the group previously funded a universal changing table at the library.
Roy asked the board to appropriate $13,821 total: $3,000 for a handrail at the downtown public restroom ramp (installed before the meeting due to a maintenance miscommunication), $3,735 for a town office automatic door operator and associated push plates, and $7,086 for park pathway accessibility improvements. "That's approximately about $80,000" remaining in the ADA fund, Roy said when asked about available balance. The board moved, seconded and approved the appropriation on a voice vote.
Board members discussed approving the items and asked for future detail on remaining fund balance and project timing. The appropriation will be executed by staff and tracked through the town’s capital and ADA project reporting.
