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Cary council OKs $40,000 to study relocating Citizens Convenience Center after railroad grant
Summary
Town officials authorized up to $40,000 to hire a consultant to evaluate relocation or reconfiguration options for the Cary Citizens Convenience Center after the North Carolina Railroad said a federal grant will require the town to vacate railroad right‑of‑way uses by 2026.
Town Manager Shelley Kern told the Cary Town Council on Dec. 11 that part of the Cary Citizens Convenience Center at 313 N. Dixon Street sits inside the North Carolina Railroad right‑of‑way and that the railroad has notified the town it received a federal grant that will require full use of its property.
"The railroad has given us until the 2026 as a goal to remove everything that we have that's currently operating in the right of way," Kern said, describing the…
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