Summary: ADA compliant accesibility mats & recreational equipment for wheelchair accessibility to Kachemak Bay Water Trail camp sites and Homer Spit Pavillion
Last year the Homer Kachemak Bay Rotary Club was involved in building a pavilion on the Homer Spit to provide an opportunity for the community to recreate and enjoy Kachemak Bay. The pavilion is not currently wheel chair accessible and there is a need for more wheelchair or mobility impaired access to recreation sites across Kachemak Bay as well. This project will purchase 3 rolls of Mobi-Mat, an example of inclusive technology that is made from 100% recycled plastic and provides access to beaches and soft surfaces. One mat will be installed at the pavilion to provide access to the area and the other two will be made available in cooperation of the T.R.A.I.L.S. program to be checked out and brought across Kachemak Bay to one of the campsites that they are helping to made ADA compliant or used at special events at the pavilion. The grant will also include a load of special sized gravel that can be compacted to be wheel chair accessible and working with the City of Homer to create a gravel compacted trail that leads from the pavilion to the bathrooms - something that is not accessible at this time. A local school is building picnic tables, two of which will be wheel chair accessible. Rotarians of the Homer Kachemak Bay club will be able to provide hands-on help to install the Mobi-mat, help install the picnic benches and work to create and compact the trail to the bathrooms. The project will be completed over the months of July - August, with a priority given for the Mats to be accessible by the end of July and the pavilion ready by the end of August at the latest. The Homer Kachemak Bay Rotary Club is working closely with the City of Homer, the Chapman Elementary School, the TRAILS group which also helping to provide gravel, labor and materials for the picnic tables. This is a great opportunity for Rotarians to participate in a hands on project that is needed in the community and will benefit an underserved population.
Completed
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