On August 10, 2015 members of the Committee for a Quiet Zone in Voorheesville along with County Legislators Reilly and Mackey, met with John Evers, the Chief of Operations for Albany County. The meeting was later joined by County Executive Dan McCoy. We updated the County officials on events to date, particularly the problems with CSX/Bergmann Associates and the lack of … [Read more...]

I wish I could to report on progress in developing the quiet zone since our last posting but that is not the case. We have run into a wall of delay and non-response on the part of CSX. It is difficult not to conclude that CSX is ignoring the efforts of Albany County and Voorheesville to establish a quiet zone. In so doing they are thwarting the will of Congress, which … [Read more...]

There will be a meeting on March 31, 2015, 7:00 pm at the Voorheesville Fire House to discuss ideas for improving the business and residential environment of Main Street. See flyer for details. A quiet zone would go far to improve Main Street (and the rest of Voorheesville). Come to the meeting and make sure that idea gets included in the discussion. … [Read more...]

As you know, we have been waiting for CSX to begin the engineering design that will provide the specifications and final cost figures for the installation of four-quad gates at the Voorheesville railroad crossings. At the December 16, 2014 Voorheesville Village Board meeting, Mayor Conway reported that the firm retained by CSX to perform the engineering design had contacted the … [Read more...]

As you may recall, the Notice of Intent to Establish a Quiet Zone (NOI) was sent out on August 15, 2014 to the parties that are required to receive it. They were given 60 days to respond. A few days later CSX responded with no comments and gave the name of a person to whom the consultant working for the Village should contact. Several efforts over the next several weeks to get … [Read more...]