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EAST PALESTINE -- Almost one year has passed since the Feb. 3 Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, and residents have mixed feelings about the aftermath of the catastrophic event that garnered national and worldwide attention.
Some East Palestine residents say government agencies have done their best to accommodate community needs and contribute to the remediation efforts. Others are asking the Environmental Protection Agency, the federal government and the news media to do more as they continue to feel the side effects of the life-changing event.
Longtime Brittain Motors owner Tom Brittain recently said that the assistance provided over the past year has been beneficial to the community, regardless of the tragedy's effects.
"Naturally, they have their rules," Brittain said. "They seem to be following the rules from the beginning to the end, and I guess that's all we can ask for. They've answered our questions from the beginning to the end, and they've done the research and testing continuously. They've never left."
While providing financial assistance to residents and businesses in East Palestine, Norfolk Southern has invested in all aspects of civic life in the community, according to the company's website. In the past year, more than $25 million has been allocated to upgrade and improve the East Palestine City Park, over $3 million has gone to the city fire department and a $445,000 scholarship endowment fund was