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Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Ind. Courts - "Courthouse elevator warranty extended"

Pam Tharp reports today in the Richmond Palladium-Item:

LIBERTY, Ind. -- The warranty on the troubled elevator in the Union County Courthouse was extended three months Monday, but that didn't satisfy everyone.

Resident Maude Winkler urged the commissioners to have the elevator replaced or demand another 12-month warranty. The manufacturer's warranty expired today.

"I have a 26-year-old grandson (in a wheelchair). If he gets stuck on the third floor, he's trapped. He can't get out and walk down the stairs," Winkler said. "He should be able to apply for a job or run for (an elected) job in this courthouse. If (the elevator) works fine for one year, then release the warranty. It's serious business."

Winkler, a senior citizen, said she recently came to the courthouse on the last day to file a property exemption and the elevator wasn't working. She had to get someone to take the paperwork upstairs.

This story brought to mind the SCOTUS 2004 decision in Tennessee v. Lane, re access to courthouses.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on July 24, 2007 07:58 AM
Posted to Indiana Courts