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Dunnellon officials have sent letters to CSX and other entities opposing the storage of old railroad ties.

Residents and officials are concerned about a proposed creosote-treated railroad tie shredding facility near the city.

The city has given CSX a deadline to remove ties stored within city limits or face potential fines.

The mayor has asked the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to deny an air permit for the shredding facility.

Dunnellon city officials have sent letters to different entities informing them about their displeasure with what they say is improper storage of railroad ties near and within the city limits.

One letter, addressed to CSX's offices in Jacksonville and Plantation, noted that hundreds "of old/used railroad ties being stored in

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