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Orangetown Board backs resolution requesting feasibility study for Westshore Passenger Rail Service
Summary
The Town of Orangetown Board voted March 10 to approve a resolution asking for a feasibility study into passenger service on the Westshore Rail corridor; the board described the step as nonbinding and exploratory.
ORANGETOWN, N.Y. — The Town of Orangetown Board on March 10 approved a resolution requesting a feasibility study into implementing passenger service on the Westshore Rail corridor.
Supervisor Teresa Kenny said the measure expresses the town’s interest in exploring passenger rail options and emphasized the vote was a first step — a study recommendation rather than a commitment to construction or funding.
The board approved the resolution by voice vote; a board member who had presented the idea was thanked for raising it. The supervisor described the board’s action as an expression of support with no immediate cost to the town.
Provenance: support for and approval of the Westshore Passenger Rail feasibility resolution are recorded at SEG 201–SEG 336 in the transcript.
