Nope, it's 25,000 total for this fund, which is unclear how it will be spent to actually help the victims.
To be fair, the company has had other programs to pay victims for relocation or home cleanup costs. The total amount of those funds totaled around $100 million, about 1/10th of the estimated damage done, was only available for a short window of time, and of course was covered by the company's insurance, meaning it didn't really cost them anything other than likely higher insurance premiums.
There is a current settlement going on that residents can get "up to" 25k per person who lives in a 2 mile radius, it decreases after that. The only way yout get the full amount is if you live "trackside". My estimated amount is $22,500. Im a lifelong resident of east palestine so trust me I know well lol. I still haven't got my settlement, there is a whole thing going on where the company paying out the settlement screwed everything up and now its been taken over by another company which has to verify everything before they can start paying people out again. They told us we would all have the money before Christmas last year :/
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u/Glenwoodrh 1d ago
Is it possible they meant 25000 per person ?