http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/ada-questions-answered-experts-address-arena-closure-grandfathering-safe-harbor/article_4d7c40d5-355e-5db3-9020-2b2d0759ed32.html
"Meeting the Challenge assisted with a survey of the Rushmore Plaza
Civic Center. The survey identified 400 ADA issues and estimated the
cost of repairs and retrofits to be $36 million. On Tuesday, voters will
consider the $180 million expansion that, instead of merely fixing the
arena, would add on a new 100,000-square-foot arena, re-purpose the
Barnett Arena as a multi-use space, and add a parking garage, correcting
all ADA issues along the way.
The required ADA fixes are spelled
out in a voluminous settlement agreement between the city and the
federal Justice Department, which was signed by the feds this week after
being signed by Mayor Sam Kooiker in November. The agreement resulted
from negotiations following a 2012 Justice Department inspection of the
arena."
There's that $36 million price tag for fixing 400 ADA issues. So where does Mayor Kooiker and the proponents of the expansion come up with $72 million?
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