County seeks input related to ADA plan
The Anderson County Mayor’s Office and the county’s ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) Oversight Committee are seeking public comments regarding a recently-completed survey of county-owned buildings and services related to compliance with the federal ADA law.
Anderson County’s ADA Transition Plan is required to document any public comments concerning the plan; public comments must be submitted by October 1.
The transition plan includes the county-owned buildings, polling sites throughout the county, the county’s website and other services the county provides to its citizens. Any public comments received will help the ADA Oversight Committee identify priorities in implementing the transition plan in the next year and beyond.
Roger Lloyd, Anderson County’s ADA coordinator, will accept public comments related to services and buildings that are owned by the county. Citizens, with or without disabilities, who wish to comment on accessibility to buildings – other than polling sites – and sidewalks within the cities of Clinton, Norris, Oak Ridge, Oliver Springs and Rocky Top, should contact officials within the respective municipalities.
A copy of Anderson County’s ADA Transition Plan is available online at Anderson County Government’s website, www.anderson-county.com; click the “ADA Transition Plan” link located under the News section on the website’s home page. If citizens prefer to see a hard-copy of the ADA Transition Plan, they can contact Roger Lloyd to make an appointment. Please call (865) 463-6829 and leave a message with your name and phone number.
With help from Cannon & Cannon, Inc., a local engineering firm, Anderson County began its ADA self-evaluation and transition plan, a document required by the Tennessee Department of Transportation, in late 2016. The final plan must be submitted to the State by December 2019.
Anderson County’s ADA Oversight Committee welcomes new citizens to join the committee, especially citizens with disabilities who have a working knowledge of the federal ADA law.
The ADA Oversight Committee meets the first Monday of every month – except when federal holidays fall on the first Monday – at 4 p.m. in Room 129 at the Anderson County Courthouse.
Accommodations such as a sign language interpreter and documents in Braille or large print can be met by calling Roger Lloyd within five days of any county meeting. Anderson County’s ADA Public Notice and ADA Grievance Procedures are available on the county’s website, www.anderson-county.com. Scroll down to the bottom, right-hand side of the home page and click on the ADA link.