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Madison County Park District nears purchase of rail corridor for downtown trail; price and funding still unsettled
Summary
Park District leaders said Norfolk Southern approved limiting the county cquisition to 15 feet from the track centerline, reducing acreage and raising design and construction costs; negotiators are seeking a lower price and expect grant reimbursements to follow acquisition.
MADISON COUNTY — The Madison County Park District said Thursday it is close to signing a purchase contract to acquire a section of Norfolk Southern rail right-of-way through London for a planned trail, but final price and funding sources remain unsettled.
Speaker 4, who presented the county nd partners—ase to the Park District, said Norfolk Southern pproved keeping an operational portion of track and granted up to "15 feet from the center line" for the county to acquire, a change that reduces the amount of land the county will receive and increases the project—osts requirements such as fencing and retaining walls. "They approved it and they gave us the maximum amount of footage that we were requesting, 15 feet from the center line," Speaker 4 said.
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