MACOG has approved the ADA compliant design for the new electric car charging stations in Culver.
The electric charging stations will be located on Jefferson Street just east of Main Street with proper signage to be installed, including its location on wayfinding signs.
In 2020, the Indiana Volkswagen Diesel Environmental Mitigation Trust Fund Committee awarded funding for 56 Level 2 electric vehicle charging stations across the state, including 11 sites in the MACOG region in northern Indiana. Culver and Plymouth were among those recipients.
An agreement with MACOG allows the Town of Culver to submit reimbursable costs up to $9,000 for the installation of a charging station with two available parking spots for cars, which may have utilized products such as snap shades.
Town Manager Ginny Bess Munroe updated the Town Council members last week on the ADA design developed by Utility Superintendent Bob Porter.
Munroe stated, “Our electric station faces the street and behind it is a sidewalk that has ADA access. Someone can access the charging station back there, but if they need to access the front of the station, we have to put in a five-foot pad in between where each car would be parked because it is a two-car station. To do that, you also have to have the station itself at a certain height so they can reach the levers.”
She said a six-inch curb is a barrier at the moment.
Porter will be getting a quote in order to get that work done with local money as the grant will not cover that cost.
