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Nantucket was awarded two accessibility grants: $24,208 for a 175-foot teak boardwalk at Galley Beach and $13,495 for six beach wheelchairs to be distributed among Jetties, Children’s, and Surfside beaches. The Commission also unanimously appointed Mickey Rowland as its one-year representative to the proposed Transportation and Public Access Advisory Committee.
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The grants are expected to improve beach access, with the boardwalk targeted for installation by Memorial Day weekend and the wheelchairs assigned to three beaches. The Commission will also have a representative on a new transportation advisory committee addressing broader mobility and public-access issues. Members raised additional accessibility concerns involving ferry-terminal parking, a post office door, hospital services, and a stadium.
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