tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post2554623588110042376..comments2024-03-28T14:37:17.081-04:00Comments on The Gossips of Rivertown: Contemplating SidewalksCarole Osterinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16010623982526286408noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-62510493994890204292015-10-09T23:34:29.048-04:002015-10-09T23:34:29.048-04:00The hospital fixed them, by hand, yesterday.The hospital fixed them, by hand, yesterday.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14147241257381928706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-72958741763106671432015-10-09T07:44:36.889-04:002015-10-09T07:44:36.889-04:00As a walker the sidewalks in Hudson have always be...As a walker the sidewalks in Hudson have always been troubling to me. Beyond ADA compliance and the general indolence of city government on this issue, there is the issue of our capacity to enforce our own codes. The sidewalk leading up to the hospital is an example cited by me earlier, http://currentmatters.markorton.com/2012/04/sidewalks-in-hudson-dangerous-for-lack-of-code-enforcement-and-common-sense/, of a code enforcement asleep at the wheel. Mark OrtonMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17114425060306979419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-22634152491316842792015-10-08T23:59:41.225-04:002015-10-08T23:59:41.225-04:00The sidewalks in Hudson are, collectively, and lar...The sidewalks in Hudson are, collectively, and largely individually, in explicit violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act, a federal law which has enjoyed no enforcement in our city, due to the Department of Justice having uniquely seceded jurisdiction in most of New York State to the 2nd Circuit, which has other fish to fry. <br />The city sidewalks, despite being the responsibility of individual property owners under a pre-ADA era code, are subject to the requirements of the ADA regardless. <br />The city cannot hide behind its arcane code to shield itself from federal ADA liability. <br />Talk to you Aldermen and your mayoral candidates about this issue. <br />This is a ticking time bomb. <br />ADA lawyers are actively engaged in preliminary strategies on the best way to bring Hudson into compliance. <br />As a footnote, City Hall is in flagrant violation of the ADA. While mitigation is affordable and easy, the city, which has been put on notice by a federal agent, has done nothing to provide basic accessibility to the disabled despite clear instructions. <br />We should all, as citizens, hang our heads in shame. <br />Observerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476845411516796463noreply@blogger.com