CEDAR RAPIDS — Two days after the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act being signed into law, the City Council approved a settlement agreement with the Unites States Department of Justice that could cost $15 million over four years to comply with the law.Assistant City Manager Sandi Fowler told the council Tuesday that the “big-ticket” cost will come to install, repair or replace between 4,000 and 8,000 curb cuts and sidewalk ramps to allow better access from sidewalks to streets.In the city’s current budget year, the council has approved selling $5 million in bond debt to start the process, and Fowler said she expected similar bond indebtedness to come in each of the next two years.Softening the slopes of some city parking lots, improving pathways from parking lots in city parks to park pavilions and other park amenities and upgrading park restrooms also will cost money, Fowler said.Mayor Ron Corbett said the settlement amounted to an “unfunded mandate” that may be “all for good reasons, but there are no financial resources given to us” to help with compliance.“I think people in the city drive around sometimes and see all the money we’re spending on curb cuts and wonder why we don’t fix more potholes,” he said.
Americans With Disabilities Act Settlement Requires Cedar Rapids To Spend Millions On Accessibility
Local News from TheGazette.com, The Gazette (Cedar Rapids)
Tue, 07/28/2015 - 6:46pm
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Topics: Iowa Linn County Cedar Rapids
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