17 New Handicapped Spots Added to 240 Old Country Road

MINEOLA- After the Nassau County Express highlighted the issue of a lack of handicapped parking that existed far from the front door at 240 Old Country Road, the Nassau County Office of the Physically Challenged has succeeded in moving 17 new handicapped parking spots to the front row at the building that houses the Nassau County Assessors, Treasurers, Clerk and Comptrollers among others. Previously the spots in front were designated as reserved spots, which have now been moved to the east side of the building parallel to County Seat Drive where the handicapped spots used to reside.

This situation was first discovered during Jerry Laricchiuta’s campaign in 2005 where he promised to improve handicapped accessibility. The Express followed up on that promise with feature stories in March and August of 2006, and April 2007. After meeting with Director of the Physically Challenged Don Dreyer on a couple of different occasions, a plan was devised within the ADA Project to push this renovation to the front burner.

There is still more to be done which includes electronic doors, and ramps, and further accessibility improvements within the building.