By Juanita Westaby
The Grand Rapids Press
GRAND RAPIDS TOWNSHIP -- With a new courthouse and a public square, advocates for the disabled pressed the Township Board for the means to get there.
"I would like you to consider the plight of people like me who are trapped, who can't get to their doctors or their friends," said Raye Bower, board president of Disability Advocates.
Bower, who uses a wheelchair, can no longer use the GO Bus to see her doctor, because the township does not participate in public transportation. Robyn Saylor's visits to her parents at Cook Valley Estates ended for the same reason.
"I need to be available to them, and I need to have it be convenient for them, too," said Saylor, who has cerebral palsy.
Township Supervisor Michael DeVries said talks with Kent County have just begun on a needs assessment for public transportation.
"We'll make a proper decision based on facts," he said.
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