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GRANTS HELP LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
REMOVE ARCHITECTURAL BARRIERS
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Governor Jim Edgar said 84 Illinois communities
will share $4 million in Community Development Assistance Program (CDAP) grants, enabling them to
renovate public buildings to accommodate the needs of
people with disabilities.
"Many communities, particularly small communities, lack the financial resources to renovate public
buildings and bring them into compliance with requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act,"
the Governor said. "These grants will provide the funds
necessary to enable local governments to undertake the
renovations needed to ensure that public services are
accessible to all citizens, regardless of physical challenges."
A project in Ford County is an example. The county
courthouse was dedicated in 1908. Its entrances are
inaccessible to those with disabilities, and no restrooms
are equipped for the disabled. The main courtroom is
on the second floor and the county board meets in the
basement, which also houses offices for both the county
Emergency Services and Disaster Agency and the Job
Training Partnership Act. Both the second floor and
basement are physically inaccessible to the disabled.
Ford County will receive a $135,000 CDAP grant to
assist in renovating the courthouse to accommodate
those with disabilities, including installing an elevator,
modifying restrooms and entrances and installing signage for the disabled.
Jan M. Grayson, Director of the Department of
Commerce and Community Affairs (DCCA), which
administers CDAP grants, said DCCA staff reviewed
applications and made funding recommendations
based on a community's justification of project need,
financial need, and the eligibility of the activities outlined in the project implementation plans.
CDAP grants are funded with federal block grant
funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Grants are awarded by DCCA
to units of local government with populations of 50,000
or less that are not located within one of the six large
urban counties that receive funds directly from HUD.
The maximum grant available under this component is $150,000. A list of communities receiving CDAP
Removal of Architectural Barriers grants is attached.
CDAP Removal of Architectural Barriers Grants
Adams County
Rehab courthouse ......................$ 95,140
Alexander County
Rehab courthouse ...................... 12,935
Anna (Union)
Rehab city hall/police/fire station ....................... 10,000
Aroma Park (Kankakee)
Rehab village hall restroom and
install ramp ...................... 9,600
Barry (Pike)
Rehab city hall/library restrooms ...................... 7,150
Beardstown (Cass)
New city hall ramps, modify
restroom ...................... 9,970
Benton Township (Franklin)
Rehab township building, senior center
and community center ....................... 36,980
Brown County
Rehab courthouse, install ramp ...................... 1,740
Bull Valley (McHenry)
Modify village hall entrance ...................... 8,350
Bureau County
Rehab courthouse entrance, install
assistive listening devices ...................... 8,905
Cairo (Alexander)
Rehab city hall and library ...................... 22,170
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Calhoun County
Modify courthouse, sheriff/county
clerk/assessments offices ...................... 95,500
Carmi (White)
Rehab public library ...................... 108,000
Carterville (Williamson)
Rehab city/water offices, library,
police/fire district offices ...................... 29,545
Cary (McHenry)
Provide access to government
buildings ...................... 48,630
Central City (Grundy)
Rehab village hall ...................... 13,200
Clay County
Rehab courthouse ...................... 54,330
Cobden (Union)
Rehab village hall ...................... 4,910
Cumberland County
Install courthouse elevator ...................... 135,000
Delavan (Tazewell)
Modify city hall ...................... 5,930
East Gillespie (Macoupin)
Modify village hall ...................... 8,625
Eastern Township (Franklin)
Modify town hall ...................... 18,900
Farina (Fayette)
Rehab village hall ...................... 15,950
Fayette County
Rehab courthouse and health dept. ...................... 55,000
Ford County
Rehab courthouse/install elevator ...................... 135,000
Gallatin County
Rehab courthouse/install chair lift ...................... 125,000
Golconda (Pope)
Rehab city hall, install ramp ...................... 15,950
Greene County
Rehab courthouse, install elevator ...................... 135,000
Hancock County
Rehab courthouse, install elevator ...................... 62,375
Hardin County
Rehab courthouse/install chair lift ...................... 135,000
Herrin (Williamson)
Rehab library, install ramp ...................... 83,000
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Huntley (McHenry)
Rehab city hall annex, install
chair lift ...................... 51,800
Jonesboro (Union)
Rehab city hall and library ...................... 14,535
Johnson County
Rehab courthouse, sheriff's office,
treasurer's office, install ramps ...................... 34,670
Johnston City (Williamson)
Rehab city hall/library/community
center ...................... 63,290
Lacon (Marshall)
Rehab city hall/install chair lift ...................... 16,000
Lanark (Carroll)
Rehab city center restrooms ...................... 16,845
Lawrence County
Rehab courthouse, sheriff's office
and highway dept. ...................... 38,000
Lostant (LaSalle)
Rehab city hall and library ...................... 22,580
Loves Park (Winnebago)
Rehab city hall and water dept. ...................... 69,250
Macoupin County
Rehab courthouse/community health
care facility ...................... 26,150
Marion (Williamson)
Rehab city hall and senior center ...................... 36,370
Marion County
Rehab courthouse ...................... 55,995
Marquette Heights (Tazewell)
Rehab city hall ...................... 10,430
Marshall County
Rehab courthouse, install elevator ...................... 112,785
Massac County
Rehab courthouse and senior center ...................... 38,250
Mattoon (Coles)
Rehab city hall, Denmars Center and
Burgess Auditorium ...................... 58,485
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McDonough County
Rehab courthouse ...................... 24,850
McLeansboro (Hamilton)
Rehab city hall ...................... 61,500
Montgomery County
Rehab courthouse, sheriff's office, health
dept., mental health bldg. ...................... 77,000
Morgan County
Rehab courthouse ...................... 92,650
Mt. Carmel (Wabash)
Rehab city hall, library, senior center ...................... 67,930
Murphysboro (Jackson)
Rehab city hall, annex, library, senior
center, public works bidg. ...................... 37,090
Newton (Jasper)
Rehab city hall, police station, library ...................... 30,325
Oswego (Kendall)
Rehab city hall, install ramps ...................... 19,470
Pana (Christian)
Rehab city hall restrooms ...................... 3,500
Paxton (Ford)
Rehab city hall restrooms, install
elevator ...................... 56,170
Pearl (Pike)
Rehab village hall, install ramp ...................... 2,315
Perry County
Rehab county bldg., install elevator ...................... 90,080
Pike County
Rehab courthouse, install elevator ...................... 37,420
Pope County
Rehab courthouse, install wheelchair lift,
modify restrooms ...................... 75,700
Pulaski County
Rehab courthouse and senior center ...................... 35,760
Red Bud (Randolph)
Rehab city hall, library, fire dept. ...................... 44,130
Richland County
Rehab courthouse, install elevator ...................... 135,000
Roodhouse(Greene)
Rehab city hall restrooms ...................... 5,450
Rushville (Schuyler)
Rehab city hall ...................... 1,600
St. Elmo (Fayette)
Rehab city hall/library/civic center ...................... 51,270
Sandoval (Marion)
Rehab village hall/community center ...................... 13,800
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Savoy (Champaign)
Rehab village hall/community center/
fire house ...................... 4,760
Schuyler County
Renovate courthouse, install ramp ...................... 13,400
Silvis (Rock Island)
Rehab city hall, city clerk's office,
senior citizens center ...................... 135,000
Sleepy Hollow (Kane)
Rehab village hall ...................... 26,400
Tamms (Alexander)
Rehab village hall/community center ...................... 14,820
Tamaroa (Perry)
Rehab village hall/community center...................... 22,755
Tazewell County
Rehab courthouse, McKenzie Bldg. and
Tazewell Bldg. ...................... 135,000
Tilton (Vermilion)
Rehab city hall, install ramps ...................... 35,000
Trenton (Clinton)
Rehab library, police dept. ...................... 17,910
Union County
Rehab courthouse, assessor's office,
senior center ...................... 30,160
Vienna (Johnson)
Rehab city hall and library ...................... 9,380
Wabash County
Rehab courthouse, install elevator ...................... 132,000
Washington County
Rehab courthouse, install ramp ...................... 86,775
Wayne County
Install courthouse elevator ...................... 135,000
White County
Rehab courthouse ...................... 54,230
Witt (Montgomery)
Rehab city hall and restrooms ...................... 11,180
TOTAL GRANTS AWARDED.. $4,000,000
September 1994 / Illinois Municipal Review / Page 25
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