Bradenton Herald: Lakewood Ranch HOA temporarily rescinds decision to ban path for disabled child

By Sabrina Rocco — May 23, 2014

LAKEWOOD RANCH — A homeowners association has temporarily halted a decision to force a resident to remove a gravel and sand path designed to protect his epileptic stepson from a serious fall.Michael Groves says he installed the path three years ago so his 15-year-old stepson could safely traverse up and down the driveway without stepping foot on concrete. Groves and his wife, Laura, fear the possibility of their son suffering an epileptic episode on concrete and cracking his head open or even dying. The path, made of pea gravel and sand, is constructed to disperse the energy of a fall, Groves says.  Read more: Read more here: http://www.bradenton.com/2014/05/23/5168790/lakewood-ranch-hoa-temporarily.html?sp=/99/179/#storylink=cpy