Post by Logan on Feb 18, 2016 4:03:40 GMT -6
Helena faces a multimillion-dollar tab to bring dozens of city parks and buildings into compliance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act.
That's according to John McGovern, a city-hired consultant who on Wednesday laid out a roughly $4.7 million bill to address thousands of compliance issues identified by himself and city officials over the past year. He said that total doesn't include labor or design costs.
McGovern told a crowd of around two dozen residents and disability advocates gathered at the Helena Civic Center that most of those fixes -- such as minor ramp repairs and workplace clean-ups -- are expected to cost less than $500.
But he said wholesale infrastructure improvements needed at other facilities, including the Civic Center, could top $50,000.
Read more: helenair.com/news/politics/city-county/helena-faces-multimillion-dollar-bill-for-ada-retrofits/article_ba26e97a-7c7b-5e22-97cc-032ef9a74062.html
That's according to John McGovern, a city-hired consultant who on Wednesday laid out a roughly $4.7 million bill to address thousands of compliance issues identified by himself and city officials over the past year. He said that total doesn't include labor or design costs.
McGovern told a crowd of around two dozen residents and disability advocates gathered at the Helena Civic Center that most of those fixes -- such as minor ramp repairs and workplace clean-ups -- are expected to cost less than $500.
But he said wholesale infrastructure improvements needed at other facilities, including the Civic Center, could top $50,000.
Read more: helenair.com/news/politics/city-county/helena-faces-multimillion-dollar-bill-for-ada-retrofits/article_ba26e97a-7c7b-5e22-97cc-032ef9a74062.html