UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA

                            Local Union No. 916 AFL-CIO
AMERICA WORKS BEST WHEN WE SAY.                           Mailing Address: 
UNION YES                                                 P. O. Box 1542
                                                          Aurora, IL 60507
                               (708) 896-4635 




Public Access Section                          Sep 30, 1993
Civil Rights Division                          3:32 p.m.
U.S. Department of Justice
P.O. Box 66738
Washington, D.C. 200356738

Dear Sir:
       The City of Aurora, Building and Inspection Department
65 S. Water St. Aurora II.60507 under the direction of       xx
(b)(6) xx       claims they do not have enforcement jurisdiction for the
American with Disabilities Act.

     We have a lot of commercial rehabilitation work coming and
underway in the City of Aurora and I believe that the
specifications and drawings should be brought up the ADA when
they do the renovation work and not wait until the buildings are
occupied to find the owners, developers and builders are not in
compliance.

      Is there any thing that can be done at the preliminary stages
before the permits are issued to make sure the buildings meet or
exceed the ADA, please let me know.

                                 Sincerely,


                                 Fred Burgess





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