Grange Receives Funds for ADA Compliance
BY ALEX MCVEIGH | THE CONNECTION NEWSPAPER
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors has approved more than $500,000 in funding to make the Grange in Great Falls compliant with the Americans With Disabilities Act. The Grange is owned and operated by the Fairfax County Park Authority.
“It’s a huge relief to get those funds, it’s something the Grange has needed for a long time,” said Supervisor John Foust (D-Dranesville).
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors has approved funding to make the Grange compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Currently the Grange has two restrooms, the men’s on the ground floor and women’s on the second floor, and neither is ADA-compliant. There is also no accessibility between floors for the disabled, only an exterior and interior staircase.
“We’re planning to turn the men’s room into a unisex handicapped restroom, which will involve opening up the space a little to allow for an acceptable turning radius for wheelchairs,” said Dave Bowden, director of the park authority’s Planning and Development division. “We will also install a lift between floors so the bathroom is accessible to all, as well as a second, exterior lift.”
