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At their December meeting, Rappahannock’s supervisors authorized the completion of architectural plans for removing barriers to the handicapped at the county courthouse.
The design endorsed by the Handicapped Access Committee calls for installation of a wheel chair lift on the side of the building next to the Commissioner of Revenue’s office. The lift, which has a carrying capacity of 750 pounds, folds flat when not in use. Courthouse windows will be replaced with doors both downstairs and in the upstairs courtroom to provide entry from the lift. Committee chairman John McCarthy confirmed that price estimate on the lift and the provision of one barrier-free bathroom remains around $22,000.
“I haven’t seen a better solution . . .I’m in favor of going ahead with it,” said Supervisor Newbill Miller, his motion meeting with unanimous support from his fellow board members.
At Commonwealth’s Attorney Peter Luke’s reminder that town ordinances require approval from the Architectural Review Board before the exterior of a building can be changed, the supervisors agreed to submit the plans for the wheel chair lift to Washington’s ARB.
Also at the Dec. 1 meeting, the supervisors:
• Heard from regional director Dr. John Einarson that Rappahannock’s health department is “the least functional facility in the district” and that the sanitarian’s office may be moved to new quarters next year to provide adtraffic or close Route 522 in Rap
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