Resident says downtown work left sidewalks and thresholds inaccessible on Kearney
Roger Estlack told the council the 300 block of Kearney has 2–3-inch gaps at business thresholds after recent revitalization work and said the project did not meet its accessibility goals; council heard the comment during public comment but took no action on the engineering plans at the meeting.
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Roger Estlack told the City Council that the completed work on the 300 block of Kearney did not make businesses accessible as intended, saying there are "2-3-inch gaps to the thresholds at some businesses." He said he participated in early discussions on the 100 block project and recalled a public meeting for earlier phases but not for the 300 block, and warned some property owners may have trouble selling property because of the access issues.
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