Minutes of meeting held on 1/11/04 on accessibility in Westport Town

Minutes of meeting held on 1/11/04 on accessibility in Westport Town

Present Tom Chambers
Eoghan Murphy
Simon Wall
Teresa Mc Guire
Tom Mc Donnell
Agenda
17 See survey
18 Agreed on different spaces
19 Survey done on that
20 Guideline ‘building for everyone” NDA

1. High street and Peter Street not taken into consideration as they would be inaccessible to people with disabilities.
2. Proposed 28 spaces, increase of 16.
3. One proposed outside FRC offices-one to be added on the leisure centre side of James Street.
4. Buses are only allowed to use a disability parking space and then move off-need to be checked.
5. Ramp to be placed onto octagon – Tom questioned about courtesy crossing, drivers obliged to give “right of way” to the crosser.
6. Tom questioned surveying access by people that do not have a disability.
7. Very little space on the mall footpaths because of flowers and trees.
8. Post office to put ramp in entrance.
9. Quay area is currently under resourced for disabled parking spaces.
10. Work to begin in January- next meeting end of January.
11. Proposed that blue signs be put up at all accessible spaces.