Cleveland City Council announces new rail safety resolution

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – In response to the continuing cleanup in East Palestine from the Norfolk Southern prepare derailment, Cleveland Metropolis Council has introduced new emergency resolutions urging congressional motion to make sure security in cities alongside rail strains.

The emergency decision (Decision No. 340-2023), is looking on Congress and the Ohio Basic Meeting to “enact laws to additional shield the residents of the Metropolis of Cleveland from the inherent risks of a prepare derailment on the tracks positioned in our Metropolis; and urging Congress to cross Senate Invoice 576, The Railway Security Act of 2023″.

If handed, this would be the second rail security decision adoption since 2020 when the Council offered Decision 465-2020.

Beneath the brand new decision, the Metropolis of Cleveland is trying to cease the carrying of poisonous chemical compounds as an entire via Cleveland, until their closing vacation spot is town or surrounding areas.

The decision shall be voted on by the council earlier than heading to the Mayor’s desk. On Tuesday, Metropolis Council will maintain a “Rail Security Informational Listening to” which is able to embrace representatives of Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and Congresswoman Shontel Brown (D-Cleveland).

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