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Long Beach settles Disability Act suit, will pay millions to repair sidewalks
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By Andrew Edwards | aedwards@scng.com | Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
PUBLISHED: April 12, 2017 at 6:29 p.m. | UPDATED: September 1, 2017 at 12:05 p.m.
Long Beach will be required to spend roughly $200 million over three decades to bring its curbs and sidewalks into compliance with Americans With Disability Act mandates, attorneys announced this week.
The announcement follows a U.S. Central District Court judge’s Monday approval of a settlement between Long Beach’s city government and disability-rights attorneys representing five plaintiffs who alleged in a 2014 lawsuit that a lack of curb ramps and other infrastructure deficiencies amounted to discrimination against people who need wheelchairs or other assistance to get around town.
The settlement, pending the City Council’s approval, requires Long Beach officials to accomplish infrastructure upgrades throughout the entire city.
“Within five years, there will be a curb ramp at every location [...]
