Located on the Main Street in the village of Salineville sits a recently remediated brownfield that is sandwiched between the Norfolk Southern Railroad tracks and the Nancy Run riparian.
The property is on of the first locations you see when you enter the village as it sits at the intersection of Main Street and Elm Street where State Route 39/164 makes a 90 degree turn with a stop sign.
The property will be enhanced by the installation of a farmer's market stand that will sit paralleling the railroad tracks. The stand will allow for the vendors trucks to be backed up to the permanent stand structure. The stand will be designed in such a way as to look like the old early 20th century passenger railway covered platforms complete with "Salineville" on the end facing State Route 39. This way when the farmer's market stand is not in use it will pay homage to the railroad history of the town. Similar to those utilized in the historic railroad city of Roanoke, Virginia.
A small pollinator area will be added in front of the community gardens running parallel to Main Street and perpendicular from the end of the farmer's market stand.
In the middle of the pollinator area will be a bronze statue to William Hunter Campbell, who was from the Salineville area and was an integral figure in Andrew's Raid (aka The Great Locomotive Chase) during the Civil War. The men who took part in this expedition received the first Medal of Honors ever awarded by the government; however, Campbell did not as he was a citizen volunteer on the raid.
This downtown revitalization will make a transformative change in the eastern end of the village as well as provide healthcare care amenities and highlight historical and natural elements of the region.
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