BRUNSWICK

Those living near railroad tracks dealing with excessive noise are going to have to wait a little longer for quiet.

According to a memo from Assistant Town Manager Ryan Leighton, rail officials have been notified of the town’s intent to establish a new quiet zone from the Freeport town line to the Union Street crossing. To qualify, though, the town needs to implement some additional safety measures at the Stanwood Street and Church Road crossings. Gorrill- Palmer, the town’s traffic engineer consultant, has designed improvement plans for those crossings.

A quiet zone is exempt from Federal Railroad Administration rules on how loud and long a train must sound its horn at a crossing. Horns would still be sounded within the zones, however, in emergency situations and for other safety reasons.

The quiet zone application was submitted to rail officials on April 20 and, as of early May, the town was told the application likely will not be reviewed before a 60-day comment period.

“We have requested an expedited review process considering the collaborative efforts involved to date with all parties involved,” Leighton wrote. “Essentially our application was based on input from the same folks who have the responsibility for approving the application.”

He added the town has pricing for granite curb installation at the Stanwood Street and Church Road crossings, and is ready to start the improvements. The public works department would install the pavement and signs.

The town council will discuss the matter tonight.

In other business, councilors are being asked by the Recycling & Sustainability Committee to consider supporting the implementation of a carbon fee to, according to committee Chairman Mike Wilson, “leverage market forces to encourage investments in increased energy efficiency and alternate sources of energy by both industry and consumers.”

The measure was brought to the committee last fall by a representative of the Bath- Brunswick Chapter of the Citizens Climate Lobby, a nonprofit, grassroots advocacy organization focused on national policies to address climate change. According to Wilson, this resolution would urge the U.S. Congress to levy a fee at the extraction point of fossil fuels or port of entry into the U.S., “with all monies returned to households as a dividend.”

The council tonight will also:

 Hear public comments on an application for an initial alcohol license for Moody’s Seafood at 36 Bath Road;

 Consider transferring a forfeiture of $4,200 in drug assets to the Brunswick Police Department from a drug trafficking arrest last year;

 Consider changing Finance Committee members’ terms from a fiscal year to a calendar year and allowing members to serve up to three consecutive terms.

The meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. at the town hall at 85 Union St.