Individuals who cannot navigate the stairs at the Lakewood Historical Museum, Pine Park, now have a solution! Lakewood officials authorized the installation of a chairlift system from the basement to the 1st floor, and a second lift that goes from the 1st floor to the 2nd floor. Two independent chairlifts wrap around the wall continuously and both go up or down.
Both chairlifts, from Accessible Homes LLC, have a remote operating system that brings the lift to the user if it is at the other end. The Ocean County Society of Model Railroaders (OCSMR) have installed a remote at the top of the first floor and at the basement where the train club is located. Each remote is installed inside a box to bring the lift to the user.
Ted Bertiger, president of the OCSMR, said, “This is a huge benefit to our club that has members with advancing age. I would guess that 20 percent of the train club members have immediately benefitted with the lift system.”