Funding for handicapped accessible ramp approved in Ridgewood
FRIDAY OCTOBER 19, 2012, 1:57 PM
BY DARIUS AMOS
STAFF WRITER
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
After a lengthy discussion among Village Council members, the village opted to appropriate $95,000 for the construction of a new handicapped accessible ramp at Graydon Pool.
A county Community Development Block Grant for $55,000 will shoulder a portion of the cost for the proposed ramp, while the village will pick up the remainder of the price tag, with a maximum expenditure of $40,000.
The council voted 3-1 on Wednesday to approve the use of funds for the ramp, with Councilman Tom Riche casting the lone dissenting vote. But it was Councilwoman Bernadette Walsh who offered the biggest resistance, saying that she was uncomfortable approving the money with the ramp’s final design still unknown.
The village’s engineering department has been working on several renderings of two ramp designs that are based on the advice and recommendations of Jennifer Perry, an Americans with Disabilities Act specialist at the United Spinal Association. Perry toured Graydon Pool with members of the Ridgewood professional staff last month.
Predict that Graydon will remain in its Status Quo, (do nothing condition) for many more years.
Sorry but, that’s the truth.
How many people with disabilities will actually use the pool?
The numbers of handicapped users is only a small numbers of the problem, that keeps Graydon from improving its total paid membership.
Those 4,500 lost paying members are not returning unless an acceptable redesign is submitted that can enlist their support. If that at least, is done then, a review of solving that problem and securing the financial support can be worked on.
Perhaps this Blog could initiate and suggest a plan that might work and enlist everyone’s support. That would be a refreshing role for this comment visitor will help with.
still at it ? every pool in Bergen county lost members or was closed over the last 5 years , its called a recession , btw the pools a landmark you cant F%CK with it
Dom get over yourself you “action park ” dopes blew it you had a chance an as usual you picked the tackiest most expensive 20 million dollar plus garbage ,
Your sugar daddy even pulled out …
Ridgewood is not great adventure
How many monikers does Dom have? It sounds like him in every line except the last.
Suggest you don’t mess with that guy…
He has many real friends in Ridgewood.
Please ” He has many real friends in Ridgewood” So what does that mean? Oh I forgot Mayor Paul is his “Real Friend”