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Two years ago, the threat of a suit prompted the Board of Su. , pervisors to begin efforts towards providing access for handicapped people to the courthouse. But progress has been exceedingly slow, Amissville resident Pearl Clarke pointed out to the board at its meeting on Nov. 7.
She noted that the building which serves as courtroom, meeting place for local government, and polling place for Hampton District is still inaccessible to the physically handicapped. “Personally, I think it’s long overdue,” said Mrs. Clarke, who must walk with a cane and has difficulty negotiating steps.
She acknowledged that some progress has been made in the courthouse by moving the polling site downstairs, but that the front steps and heavy door make it hard for handicapped people to get to even the downstairs. “It impedes those of us who are fac
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