Save Our Library

[Thomas the Tank-q0rn]

LIBRARIES MUST WAIT FOR ACCESS TO MUCH-NEEDED BOND FUNDS
COLLEEN O'DEA | MAY 20, 2019
Excerpted:

A survey of members conducted last October by the New Jersey Library Association found that close to 140 libraries were planning to expand or renovate facilities to make them accessible to the disabled in line with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The State Library has been conducting its own survey. As of last Thursday, 60 libraries had responded and were seeking to spend $185 million in total on projects.
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Notes to Cranbury Library Board & Director and TC:

Do the math:
$125 million Bond - $185 million project response = <$60 million>

Do the ethics:
Will state award wealthy Cranbury a new building vs 140 libraries requiring ADA compliance?

[anon-7666]

Do we really know enough about the ADA failures? There are groups that go around suing towns and businesses for ADA failures. If there was a true issue we'd see a lot of lawsuits. It could be that a library wants a grant to install new elevators for example.

Let's see where the grant goes before being such a complainer.

[anon-7666]

By the way technically, the new library in Cranbury could be argued to have improved ADA access and accommodation.