Panama City adopts ordinance requiring railroad owners to maintain vegetation, drainage outside ballast zone The City Commission unanimously adopted Ordinance No. 32-99 on final reading, directing railroad owners and operators to maintain vegetation and clear ditches outside the immediate ballast/operational tract, with certified notice and a minimum 30-day abatement period before city action and potential liens.

Panama City has taken a bold step towards cleaner railways by mandating that railroad companies control vegetation and drainage in their rights-of-way!

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