Accessibility concerns mean no fishing dock in Newport
July 27, 2012 at 3:23 am in South Washington County Bulletin
The accessibility issues, which were brought forward in an informal complaint by former council member Pauline Schottmuller, who fought the pier proposal when proposed by Mayor Tim Geraghty in 2009, largely focus on the steep grade leading down the end of Sixth Street to the small river landing where the pier is placed. Continue Reading
Sorry, but Pauline, you’re a nut case with a grudge. Get out of the way of improvements for your city.
And city, make your plans for adding accessibility as a future benefit but get the pier in place now with the same argument used by Federal and State government for not immediately acting on ADA, undue burden.
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I’m all for the ADA act, but when it imposes an undue financial burden on a community like Newport with limited financial resources, there should be limits to it being required. Not every place can be ADA compliant.
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