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MEMORANDUM
Margery M. Battin, Chairman 09/13/84
TO: Board of Selectmen DATE: PAGE:
FROM: Captain James J Lima, Acting Chairman SUBJECTHandicapped Parking
Traffic Safety Advisory Committee
CC Peter M. Chalpin, Chairman
Dr Eric Clarke
Mr Robert Boyer _
Mr Robert Trask
On 09/12/84 the Traffic Safety Advisory Committee met at the police
station library with Mr Robert Hilton, Director of the Cary Memorial Library,
relative to a request by the Library Board of Trustees for a handicapped
parking space, either on Mass Avenue near Clarke Street, or on Clarke Street
itself Mr Hilton described the existing accomidations in their lot, but`
added that these arrangements are not well suited to those who prefer to park
on Mass Avenue or Clarke Street
The committee unamiously rejected the request for the following
reasons
(1) Handicapped persons who park along Mass Avenue or Clarke
Street are forced to exit the vehicle on the traffic side in a heavily travelled
J area already recognized as a high accident location. The committee felt that
their safety would be unnecessarily endangered if allowed to do so
(2) Elimination or removal of the existing bus stop on Mass Avenue
to accomodate the requested handicapped space would not serve the best interests
/ of those who use the bus stop It would be difficult to find an alternative
location for these bus patrons
(3) At the present time, there is no access ramp into the library
from either Mass Avenue or Clarke Street thereby suggesting that the stairs
J must be used In the alternative, one may use the ramp from the parking lot
which is designed to accomodate handicapped persons and seems to satisfy all
anticipated needs with respect to access
Accordingly, the committee respectfully recommends against the
requested new "Handicapped Space" as described by Mr Hilton and the Library
Trustees
Committee Members Present
Captain James J Lima, Acting Chairman
Dr Eric Clarke
Mr Robert Boyer
Mr Robert Trask
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