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FEBRUARY 2012 Vol. 18 No. 2
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A Busy Year Past, A Busy Year Ahead
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Submitted by Jeff Crosby Safety Service Director During these tough economic times the City of Bellevue is not standing still for it has been said that if you stand still you will get passed by. At the moment, the City has opened negotiations with one of the largest employers in our area. The City is negotiating with Norfolk and Southern Railroad along with the Ohio Rail Commission for the opportunity to close 5 rail crossings in Bellevue as part of a new signalization project. The project would allow for a better flow of rail traffic up from Columbus and to the west and Toledo, Chicago into the Bellevue freight consolidation yards. With the new signalization, rail traffic would move at higher speeds thru Bellevue with the added result of causing less congestion at Kilbourne St. (Rte. #18) and CR #302. The City is working directly with Norfolk and Southern on this project to insure the continued use and or expansion of the Bellevue Rail Yards and the jobs they bring to the area. To assure the safety and the ability to flow traffic from the northeast side of Bellevue to the South the plan calls for the present McKim Street to be upgraded with curbs and gutters. McKim would be extended across the former Armstrong property out to Monroe St. The plan would eliminate the need for approximately 80% of the train whistles you now hear in Bellevue. The first of several public meetings on the plan have been held. The questions that have been submitted as a result of the meeting will be presented to Norfolk and Southern and the Ohio Rail Commission for their review. Internally the City is See BUSY YEAR, Page 3 presently working to expand
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Elmore Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce Erie County Chamber of Sandusky County of Commerce
Fostoria Area Chamber of Commerce
Huron Chamber of Commerce
Marblehead Peninsula Chamber of Commerce
Genoa Chamber of Commerce
Huron County Chamber of Commerce
Milan Chamber of Commerce
Oak Harbor Area Put-in-Bay Chamber Chamber of Commerce of Commerce Port Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce
Seneca Regional
Chamber of Commerce
Vermilion Chamber of Commerce Willard Area Chamber of Commerce