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Brief: College receives grant to build ramp for disabled

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Brief: College receives grant to build ramp for disabled

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The college has received a grant for $35,000 for the construction of a new ramp to the beach.

The grant was awarded by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to make the sidewalk and gangway to the docks ADA compliant.

“Up to this point we have never been ADA compliant and assisted those individuals that needed that type of assistance to be able to get down to and enjoy the beach,” President Joe Dunlap said.

Building code differences between the county and city are a notable challenge for construction, and the project will be affected by the beach annexation.

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Christina Villagomez is the current Managing Editor and former News Editor at the Sentinel. Described by a previous employer as being a jack-of-all-trades-writer and a bit of a spark-plug, Christina enjoys writing hard news stories when she's not attending board of trustee meetings in her spare time. Christina was previously a staff writer at the Panhandle Sun, and is the three-time winner of the Most Cheerful Award at her old elementary school as well as several Idaho Press Club Awards and a Region Ten Mark of Excellence Award from The Society of Professional Journalists for her news writing.

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