House lawmakers mull whether federal aid could be used for new psychiatric facility
Efforts to build new facility have stalled Share Updated: 7:10 PM EDT Apr 12, 2021
Efforts to build new facility have stalled Share Updated: 7:10 PM EDT Apr 12, 2021
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Show Transcript LATEST DEVELOPMENTS ON A LONG-STANDING PROBLEM. FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS NEW HAMPSHIRE HAS TRIED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET ITS SECURE PSYCHIATRIC UNIT OUT OF THE STATE PRISON WHERE MANY BELIEVE IT DOES NOT BELONG BUT EFFORTS TO CONSTRUCT A NEW FACILITY HAVE STALLED AND HOUSE LAWMAKERS REMOVED FROM THE STATE BUDGET 17.5 MILLION DOLLARS FOR A 60-BED FACILITY PROPOSED BY GOVERNOR CHRIS SUNUNU WE DELETED IT WITHOUT ANY PREJUDICE. WE DIDN’T WE DIDN’T THINK IT WAS A GOOD IDEA. WE DIDN’T THINK IT WAS A BAD IDEA. WE JUST THOUGHT IT WAS AN IDEA THAT WE DIDN’T KNOW. ABOUT WELL, THE BUDGET IS NOW IN SENATE HANDS. SOME STATE REPS ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A MIDDLE WAY THAT WILL
Oregon State Parks will spend the next 25 years making parks more accessible
Updated Apr 01, 2021;
Posted Apr 01, 2021
A deluxe cabin at LaPine State Park in central Oregon has both stairs and a ramp for better accessibility. Jamie Hale/The Oregonian
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Signs will be improved, ramps will be installed and bathroom stalls will be widened in an ambitious statewide effort to make Oregon’s parks more accessible to visitors with disabilities, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department announced Thursday.
In a news release, the department outlined what it says a finalized plan to make state parks more accessible by removing barriers that have made enjoying a park difficult or impossible for many visitors.