Mansfield Advisory Committee on the Needs of Persons with

Disabilities

 

Regular Meeting

Tuesday, February 24, 2004

 

Minutes

 

I.                    Attendance: members: Wade Gibbs, Scott Hasson,Tom Miller, Mary Thatcher; staff: Sheila Thompson.

II.                   

III.                Minutes: Minutes of January 27, 2004 were reviewed and accepted as corrected with the name of the secretary protem as Mary and not Margaret Thatcher.

 

IV.               New Business:     

 

a)     FY’05 Agency Funding Requests:  The committee approved the requests from:

·        Dial-A-Ride/WRCC                                                              $39,033.00

·        Dial-A-Ride/ADA                                                                  $28,875.00

·        Community Companions & Homemakers Services         $  4,000.00

 

b)     Sheila distributed a flyer from the Connect to Work Center for a workshop on March 25, 2004. 

 

IV.      Old Business:

 

a)     Membership:  Sheila will check with Matt Hart about the suggestion that local churches be contacted for possible new committee members.

 

b)     Report on application for special permit at 112 Mansfield Depot Rd.

John DeWolf has reported that the parking area (now gravel) needs to be paved and that there are other issues concerning a ramp and an accessible bathroom.

 

c)      Transportation Coalition: No report.

 

d)     ADA Corridor:  No report.

 

e)     Drive-up mailbox: The Assistant Town Manager has sent a letter (Feb. 19, 2004) top the local postmaster.

 

The meeting adjourned at 3:05pm. 

Next regularly scheduled meeting: March 23, 2004 at 2:30pm.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

Mary E. Thatcher