The Great Neck Water Pollution Control District announced Thursday receiving a $50,000 Nassau County grant to reconstruct the district’s administration building.
The district said the project would make its building Americans with Disabilities Act compliant.
“Everyone in the community should feel welcome and be able to conduct business with the district,” district Chairperson Jerry Landsberg said. “The commissioners are proud to announce this grant will allow greater community participation by all Great Neck residents.”
The grant was awarded by the county’s Community Revitalization Program.
Reconstruction efforts will include the addition of a concrete ramp to make the building handicap accessible and improve building entryways, doors and sidewalks “to ensure ADA compliance,” the district said.
The ADA provides disabled persons with equal opportunity for employment, government services and improved public accommodations, according to the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division website.
“The district would like to thank the Nassau County Community Revitalization Program and Legislator Ellen Birnbaum for working to secure this grant on behalf of district residents,” district Commissioner Deena Lesser said. “Thanks to Legislator Birnbaum’s contributions, we will be able to make sure the district’s public building is able to accommodate the physical needs of all district residents.”
The Great Neck Water Pollution Control District is located at 236 East Shore Road and serves the villages of Great Neck, Great Neck Plaza, Kensington, Thomaston and Saddle Rock as well as parts of Manhasset.
