by Head-end View
This evening CBS local news ran a story about residents of relatively new condos who live next to the LIRR tracks in the Village of Farmingdale. They are complaining about noise from freight trains during the night and about a string of graffiti covered, gravel filled hopper cars on a siding opp. their residences and what all of this will do to property values.
Now let me get this straight. The railroad that has been there for over 100 years is running trains and storing cars on their tracks. Who would have thought? And the village government allowed condos to be built adjacent to the railroad so the Village could gain high property tax revenues. And now the residents who bought these condos knowing that they were next to the railroad tracks are complaining about the railroad's effect on their personal lives?
Well heck! What did they think life would be like living next to the LIRR? Like the man said in the movie: "They knew what they were getting into......." "I say let 'em crash!" LOL
Now let me get this straight. The railroad that has been there for over 100 years is running trains and storing cars on their tracks. Who would have thought? And the village government allowed condos to be built adjacent to the railroad so the Village could gain high property tax revenues. And now the residents who bought these condos knowing that they were next to the railroad tracks are complaining about the railroad's effect on their personal lives?
Well heck! What did they think life would be like living next to the LIRR? Like the man said in the movie: "They knew what they were getting into......." "I say let 'em crash!" LOL
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