Punta Gorda City Council sought a temporary solution when it was unable to meet Jan. 9 at the Military Heritage Museum because elevators weren’t working, which would have been a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
It found one when the ADA-compliant Punta Gorda Charlotte Library accommodated the request. But eventually, Council will need to find a long-term, if not permanent, solution to its meeting venue problem that cropped up in 2022, when Hurricane Ian damaged City Hall in the downtown Historic District…