EAST PALESTINE — East Palestine’s city council has approved a master plan for revitalizing the city’s main park, a project being funded entirely by Norfolk Southern.
The park improvements are expected to cost more than $25 million, bringing the railroad’s total financial commitment to the community since the Feb. 3 derailment to approximately $62 million, reports the Youngstown Vindicator newspaper.
“This is a long process and it’s going to take a lot to get cleaned up, but after what we saw tonight, I believe this village is going to be better than it was before the derailment,” East Palestine Mayor Trent Conaway said, according to the newspaper. “It seems like Norfolk Southern is trying to make it right and I just ask for everyone’s patience through this process.”
Elements of the plan approved Tuesday for East Palestine City Park include a new aquatic center, three new playgrounds, upgraded baseball fields, new basketball and tennis courts, and a new amphitheater.
NS has become the ATM for East Palestine, Ohio…
“Poisoned an entire town”?!?
There were no deaths and no injuries in this accident…
Really? That’s what they’re offering? And how does a town of under 5000 people have a park that requires a $25M renovation?
They poisoned an entire town but a park will make it better?
Money cures all ills.