Wood River hears ADA transition plan
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WOOD RIVER A public hearing was held on the city’s Americans with Disabilities Act Transition Plan Monday night.
Public Works Director Steve Palen gave updates to the plan, which came through the Wood River Fire Department, the public library with minor changes, as well as the Public Works Department regarding curbing and sidewalk improvements along 6th Street and Ferguson Avenue.
The meeting was followed by the city council meeting where Wood River Mayor Cheryl Maguire reminded residents that late fees on water bills are being waived and the city is not shutting off water during the current COVID mitigation phase.
Groton The town of Groton was awarded a $344,705 state grant to extend the G&S Trolley Trail and provide more opportunities for people to bike in the Poquonnock Bridge section of town.
The grant will allow the Town of Groton to extend the path to provide a safe connection to Sutton Park and Route 1. Currently, the multi-use path is accessible from Bluff Point State Park and Haley Farm State Park to Knoxville Court, according to the Groton Parks and Recreation Department. We re really excited about the project, Town Manager John Burt said. We re committed to expanding nonmotorized transportation wherever possible. Parks and Rec, Planning, and Public Works all collaborated on this and did a fantastic job.
Area volunteer opportunities
MICKY BEDELL Forbes Library outreach volunteer Frank Heston delivers books to Nan Lanning at the Rockridge Retirement Community in Northampton. Micky Bedell
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The California Air Resources Board (CARB) appointed Chanell Fletcher, currently ClimatePlan’s Executive Director, to oversee its work on environmental justice and racial equity. Fletcher will be the point person on environmental justice within the agency and provide input on “CARB’s programs designed to address disproportionate impacts from air pollution and climate change and associated chronic health conditions affecting Black, Latinx and other communities of color across the state,” according to the press announcement.
The appointment is “a really big deal,” according to CARB Executive Officer Director Richard Corey, “and important for the organization going forward.”
Fletcher, who for years has advocated for environmental justice at CARB and other state agencies, knows this. “Now, more than ever, it’s imperative that we move to a model where we’re actively building relationships and trust with partners in the environmental and racial justice movement,” s