SUN JOURNAL • January 11, 2024
Thanks to the United States Access Board we now have rules governing outdoor spaces regarding accessibility. Making these changes, as with anything, requires funding. LD 1156 would go a long way toward making the changes to our outdoor spaces in Maine and in turn making Maine’s outdoors more accessible to everyone. I have worked for the past three years assessing Maine’s trails for accessibility. There are more than 6,000 miles of existing trails that could be greatly improved if the funding existed to fix the low-hanging fruit of accessibility barriers. I urge everyone to strongly support this bond to allow more people to enjoy what Maine has to offer. ~ Enock Glidden, Albany Township