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“Greenwich deserves a good elevator for people who travel to and from work in office attire and, of course, especially for disabled people.” – Darany von Regensburg, founder of Friends of Autistic People (FAP) Continue Reading →
The settlement agreement resolves a complaint filed by an individual alleging that some of New Canaan’s parks and sports facilities as well as parts of the Town Hall campus were inaccessible to individuals with mobility disabilities. Continue Reading →
“While we own the train station lobby, the Town of Greenwich is responsible for maintaining the elevator in the Train Station and is aware of the problem and has been working to address it.” – Kim DePra, director of Marketing & Communications for The Ashforth Company Continue Reading →
Several Republican members of the BET questioned whether Greenwich Avenue was even out of compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Karen Fassuliotis said the ADA law included a “Safe Harbor” clause meant that if there was compliance with the 1991 ADA or 2010 ADA standards for curb cuts, it wasn’t necessary to upgrade them when there is repaving. Continue Reading →
“I think we need to do a re-set on this project. We need to go back to the drawing board and look at minimizing this, and taking this down the ADA scope…” – BET chair Harry Fisher Continue Reading →
At the May 30 DPW hearing, feedback from residents stemmed from bump outs proposed as part of the plan to make Greenwich Avenue ADA compliant. DPW’s Jim Michel said bump outs were necessary, but many residents were skeptical. Continue Reading →
The settlement resolves an ADA complaint filed by an individual with disabilities alleging that the Norwalk Inn required the removal of a service animal from the Inn in 2023. Continue Reading →
The planned February 22 Selectmen meeting has been canceled and instead they will hold a special meeting via Zoom only on Tuesday, Feb 20 at 10:00am to discuss the outdoor dining plans for 2024.
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“On Tuesday, April 4, the Greenwich Board of Estimate & Taxation (BET) met for Decision Day. Fourteen hours of rancorous debate were on vivid display, the best interests of our children and schools went missing in action, and the BET delivered a disappointing town budget. ” – PTA Council Continue Reading →
Old Greenwich School has deficiencies described as in urgent need of remedy, ranging from flooding in “the Pit” to ADA fails along “the Dip.” Continue Reading →