Post by Barry on Feb 27, 2007 20:43:37 GMT -5
The end is in sight for the families who had to leave their homes six weeks ago after the Bullitt County train derailment.
CSX expects all the homes to be ready to move into by the end of this week. Utility and cleaning crews are expected to spend the week getting those homes ready.
Even though CSX expects a complete move in by the end of the week, a few families have decided not to return. Anna Garcia tells Fox 41's Jennifer Baileys, "Me and my son were both home at the time, and it wasn't the greatest experience of our lives." Their one-story home sits just behind the row of homes closest to the Huber Station Road railroad track.
That's the track that became a fiery mess January 16th. Garcia says, "We just don't want to be there." They are currently living in an apartment paid for by CSX. But instead of moving back in at the end of the week, Anna Garcia and her husband have decided to sell their home to CSX: "I just don't really feel as safe, you know, just living next to the tracks and if a train was to come by right now I probably wouldn't be too happy."
The Garcia's aren't alone -- a few other families have also decided to sell. CSX Representive Gary Sease says an agreement is in the works. "Those appraisals are due back this week and once we receive those we will sit down with the residents and begin to discuss whether or not we can reach an agreement on purchasing their property, if that's what they desire."
Garcia explains, "They're working with us and we so far we haven't had any, you know, issues with them not taking care of our needs and stuff like that, so hopefully next week we'll find more information out."
Even though Garcia and her family have decided not to move back into their homes on Huber Station Road, a few families were able to move their homes over the weekend. CSX representatives say they expect the rest of the families to be back in their homes by the end of this week.
Gary Sease with CSX says, "We had a total of eleven homes that are currently connected to the utilities, so that leaves about five more that still need connections and we expect those to be done early this week."
And Garcia says, "I definitely want to get into a normal way of life and, you know, back to a house, you know, something normal as soon as I possibly can."
Some good news, according to the Louisville Water Company -- all the homes have been reconnected to city water.
CSX expects all the homes to be ready to move into by the end of this week. Utility and cleaning crews are expected to spend the week getting those homes ready.
Even though CSX expects a complete move in by the end of the week, a few families have decided not to return. Anna Garcia tells Fox 41's Jennifer Baileys, "Me and my son were both home at the time, and it wasn't the greatest experience of our lives." Their one-story home sits just behind the row of homes closest to the Huber Station Road railroad track.
That's the track that became a fiery mess January 16th. Garcia says, "We just don't want to be there." They are currently living in an apartment paid for by CSX. But instead of moving back in at the end of the week, Anna Garcia and her husband have decided to sell their home to CSX: "I just don't really feel as safe, you know, just living next to the tracks and if a train was to come by right now I probably wouldn't be too happy."
The Garcia's aren't alone -- a few other families have also decided to sell. CSX Representive Gary Sease says an agreement is in the works. "Those appraisals are due back this week and once we receive those we will sit down with the residents and begin to discuss whether or not we can reach an agreement on purchasing their property, if that's what they desire."
Garcia explains, "They're working with us and we so far we haven't had any, you know, issues with them not taking care of our needs and stuff like that, so hopefully next week we'll find more information out."
Even though Garcia and her family have decided not to move back into their homes on Huber Station Road, a few families were able to move their homes over the weekend. CSX representatives say they expect the rest of the families to be back in their homes by the end of this week.
Gary Sease with CSX says, "We had a total of eleven homes that are currently connected to the utilities, so that leaves about five more that still need connections and we expect those to be done early this week."
And Garcia says, "I definitely want to get into a normal way of life and, you know, back to a house, you know, something normal as soon as I possibly can."
Some good news, according to the Louisville Water Company -- all the homes have been reconnected to city water.