
Allow use of temporary ramp
Unless they can show an imminent danger, Tyrone officials should back off a demand that a couple remove a ramp that allows a woman temporarily using a wheelchair to get in and out of her home. George Kaup says borough code enforcement officials told him last week to remove a temporary ramp at his residence that was built to accommodate his wife, Kathy. She is using a wheelchair after breaking both legs in a motorcycle accident July 6. She is scheduled for surgery this week. Her husband also was injured in the accident but not as severely. Because Kathy is expected to be in a wheelchair for a few months, friends built a ramp July 13 with donated materials. It seemed like a nice story of people helping people, the kind of community spirit that should be fostered. And then the government showed up.
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