ADA accessibility

The 55-year construction veteran argued brick crosswalks can be made ADA-compliant like those at the State Capitol, and urged the city to preserve brick as part of Athens' identity.

Pointed out freshly painted crosswalk lines near Keynes that dead-end at curbs and truncated domes installed backwards — an easy fix that was missed.

Praised the city's accessibility projects (Stimson, West Union, Columbus Road path) and welcomed the new sidewalk code enforcement, but argued stamped concrete is more maintainable than brick.

Speaking as Disabilities Commission chair and a parent of a child with disabilities, she described the constant work of securing participation for people with disabilities and asked council and the community for grace and open communication.

Said the promised ADA transition plan update never happened, flagged the missing ADA coordinator, and described the parking garage's new ticket machine as inaccessible.

Echoed McNally's concerns and asked the city to designate a point person to review accessibility issues before projects are completed.