Politics & Government

Rail Crossing Safety Study, Proclamations and Appointments

What's on the agenda for tonight's Mayor and Council meeting.

This year has been a deadly one for the rail lines that cut through the center of Olde Towne, and tonight the Mayor and Council will hear about the State's recommended safety improvements.

Three people have been killed by trains between the Fairgrounds and the Olde Towne MARC station since January, and a family barely escaped with their lives after a freight train struck their stranded car.

The Maryland Transit Authority conducted a safety study earlier this year, and tonight they will present the findings to the Mayor and Council.

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The Mayor will also declare October to be Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and the period between Sept. 15 and Oct. 15 to be National Hispanic Heritage Month.

The Council will also reappoint Barbara Fahey to the Board of Supervisors of Elections.

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