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Hagerstown staff ask council whether to close Summit Avenue rail crossing to unlock repair funds for two other crossings
Summary
City staff presented survey results and negotiations with CSX, MDOT and utilities about closing the Summit Avenue rail crossing and sought direction on four conditions before moving forward, including developer reimbursement and annexation agreements.
HAGERSTOWN, Md. — City staff asked the mayor and council on June 10 whether to start the process to permanently close the Summit Avenue railroad crossing to secure state and federal money to repair two other nearby crossings.
The discussion mattered because CSX and the Maryland Department of Transportation have conditioned repairs of the Park Circle crossings on the closure of Summit Avenue, and staff said MDOT has programmed roughly $150,000 previously held for repairs. City staff recommended moving forward only if four conditions are met: reimbursement to the city for closure costs, a pre‑annexation/annexation agreement with the developer that would reimburse the city and ultimately bring the developed land into Hagerstown, resolution of…
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