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Resident asks commissioners to order diagnostic review of Atchison Road crossing to pursue a 'quiet zone'
Summary
A resident told the commissioners loud train horns at the Atchison Road crossing are reducing quality of life and urged the county to direct Public Works to conduct a Federal Railroad Administration-style diagnostic review to support establishing a quiet zone; no board action was taken at the meeting.
A Thurston County resident urged the Board of County Commissioners on April 15 to direct Public Works to perform a diagnostic review of the Atchison Road railroad crossing as a step toward establishing a quiet zone and reducing frequent train horn noise.
Brian Muirhead, who identified himself as a county resident, described repeated horn activations at the Atchison Road crossing…
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