Halifax municipal staff to look at getting rid of sidewalk wheelchair ramp fees – Halifax

Halifax Mayor Mike Savage has ordered a staff report to look into waiving encroachment bylaw fees that business owners pay for their ramps and other accessibility devices that sit on sidewalks.“We want to change that and recognize that it’s a good thing to be doing, not a bad thing,” Savage said on Monday. “We have lots of bylaws that need to be reviewed, lots of them.”READ MORE: Halifax snow clearing getting better for people with accessibility needs: advocateHis motion was submitted last week.Savage said he first learned about the issue during a local radio station’s call-in program late last year.Woozles Children’s Bookstore has a ramp, built in approximately 1990, and pays $161.39 each year because the ramp is on the sidewalk. Story continues below advertisement
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