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Council discusses letter of support for ePTC railroad crossing device, takes no vote
Summary
Council members debated whether to send a letter supporting an ePTC railroad crossing safety device; concerns included vendor motives and whether railroads would act and about unprotected crossings elsewhere. No motion or vote was taken.
Council members discussed a request for a letter of support for an ePTC railroad crossing safety device that had been presented at a prior meeting. Councilman Rob Hartsock characterized the request as coming from a vendor and cautioned that the railroad ultimately decides installations: "If [it] is good the railroad will install it anyways. We can’t make the Railroad do anything," the minutes record. Council President Steve Ahlborn asked how support for one crossing would affect other unprotected crossings in the city.
The council discussed sending the letter to the railroad and the Idaho Department of Transportation but took no formal action during the meeting. The minutes record discussion of safety benefits and equity across crossings, but no resolution or direction to staff was recorded.
