Palestine (TX) Herald-Press, 3/3:
Council asking downtown residents to pony up for railroad arm
The Palestine City Council wants businesses in the downtown area to pony up to add a railroad crossing arm at Magnolia Street off of Spring Street.
When Public Works Director Tim Perry first approached the council about this project in August, the cost was $50,000, of which Palestine would pay half or $25,000.
The cost now is $79,270, and Palestine's share would be $39,935, Perry told the council Monday night.
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The reason for the need of the second railroad arm is that cars tend to go around the arm at this railroad crossing. Adding an arm on the left-hand side would make this much harder to do.
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The second railroad arm would also be part of Palestine's quiet zone.
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