I hope we can get it done. My understanding from the history of this project is that CSX needs a place where they can store their equipment and dispatch their manpower. City Manager Steve Sorrell said Hamilton has been trying to get CSX to donate the station, which is used as an Amtrak stop, for several years. We would like to restore it. The city would use the money from the grant to hire a private consultant to determine a potential use for the station or whether it could be redeveloped.
City officials expect a decision about the grant in two to four months.
It's truly a historic building. He said city officials would even be open to the idea of private developers helping restore the station. The Cincinnati Enquirer , a Gannett Co. Inc. newspaper.