“The city, which installed $900,000 in gates and flashing lights at 10 crossings in the last two years, has finally won federal approval for three “quiet zones “ Downtown beginning Jan. 30.”
At the cost of $900,000 taxpayer dollars, these people have increased their property values. Unless you owned your home before 1900, everyone should know there always was a train there and trains make noise! I’m sure they got their homes for cheap due to the noise, now they got a free upgrade thanks to the taxpayers.
“I’m sure they got their homes for cheap due to the noise, now they got a free upgrade thanks to the taxpayers.”
A similar “windfall” happened for my Aunt, who owns a home near Billy Mitchell Field, outside of Milwaukee, WI.
The airport and air base were there first...then the city kept building subdivisions closer and closer to the airport.
Of course, people started whining about the noise (not my Aunt) and the city (taxpayers) forked over millions of dollars to give hundreds of homes new siding, new windows and doors and for some reason, better heating systems to help cut down on the noise.
Insanity! You KNEW you were buying a home near an airport. Yeesh!
I had a house in Cudahy which was also near the airport. Those planes coming in for a landing practically above my head were unnerving at first, but after a while, I didn’t even hear them and got used to the sound of my windows rattling, LOL!
“There’s the 7:20 coming in from Chicago. Wonder who’s having an adventure today?” ;)