INDIVIDUAL CITIZEN GETS FEDERAL STIMULUS MONEY

Tweet MAN FREELY BUYS HOUSE NEAR RAILROAD TRACKS WHERE HOUSES ARE CHEAPER BECAUSE IT'S NOISY. THEN HE WHINES ABOUT THE NOISE, DECIDES YOU SHOULD PAY TO IMPROVE HIS CIRCUMSTANCE. APPLIES TO THE STATE OF OHIO, RECEIVES FEDERAL PORKULUS:

"Request for $168,300 called a 'long shot'

Saturday, April 4, 2009 11:37 AM

By The Associated Press

HUDSON, Ohio - An Ohio man who got federal stimulus money to quiet train horns near his home says the request was a long shot that paid off.

• Greg McNeil made a request for $168,300 on behalf of his homeowners association. The project was one of 149 transportation projects the state selected to receive stimulus money - and
  
• the only one based on an application from a private citizen.

The money will be used to make safety upgrades at a railroad crossing so trains won't have to blow their horns when they pass.

• The noise has been an issue for homeowners who live in Hudson and Macedonia.

McNeil says he hopes the crossing project is finished by Labor Day.

Information from the Plain Dealer " via Lucianne.com