The Haines Sheldon Museum is in the running for a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grant that, if awarded, will improve accessibility to the building for people with disabilities.
Upgrades would include installing an elevator, handicapped bathrooms and rebuilding the rotted wooden ramp that leads to the second level from the street.
Last Tuesday, the assembly unanimously voted to advance the Sheldon Museum’s proposal for HUD’s Community Development Block Grant Program. The federal…

