Citizen Robert Zahorik asked the council if there is any action that is being pursued on a Quiet Zone crossing at the Washington Street intersection with the railroad.

Council member John Bardsley said that the council had looked into the matter a few years ago, and found that it was quite expensive.

“As well, the barrier between lanes to make sure people do not pass the crossing guards would be an issue for the grain bins and implements at Lisbon,” Bardsley said.

Bardsley said the council does not know what the rules are for those crossings now, but the crossing would also be at the city’s expense only, not to the county or railroad.

Council member Kevin Steele — who had run on looking into the quiet zones as an issue — said he discovered shortly after being elected that the coun- cil had previously looked into the matter and it was more costly than he expected, as well as the issues for farmers who use the farm-to-market road the barriers would provide.

Council member Rick Scott asked why there was a request for the quiet zone.

Zahorik said he lived along Market Street and the trains blowing horns was loud throughout the day. Scott said that he himself lives close to the tracks, and the noise doesn’t bother him. He also said that the proximity to the trailer court was a need for the sound of those horns as well.