The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Thursday, August 22, 1996             TAG: 9608220443
SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B3   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: SUFFOLK                           LENGTH:   17 lines

NO ACTION ON TRAIN STATION

The City Council took no action Wednesday on whether to spend $30,000 to restore the old CSX train station off North Main Street.

According to council rule, the body doesn't vote on a matter that is being considered on a first reading. If the council approves the funding at its next meeting, it will be the last step in a nearly three-year-long process to refurbish the station, built in 1834.

In June, the city was awarded a Virginia Department of Transportation grant of $240,000.

KEYWORDS: SUFFOLK CITY COUNCIL by CNB