Published: September 19, 2008 12:00 pm      

Clark County OKs space for museum storage

The Clark County Commissioner’s OK’d a request to give space in the county government building for the storage of material for the future Clark County Museum.

Members of the Jeffersonville-Clark County Preservation Association asked the commissioners for the space to begin collecting and cataloging items for the museum.

“For years and years, we have let things slip through our hands,” said Roger Fisher, president of the fledgling museum’s board. “Our local memorabilia and history is scattered elsewhere. The original Preservation Station sign is now in New York because someone bought it on eBay.”

Now the board will have a place to store items that residents donate, and catalog them for future use. The board expects to use the space for a maximum of two years before finding a permanent facility.

“We are a large county with an incredibly diverse, fascinating history,” Fisher said. “The river, steamboats, railroads and Quartermaster Station are just a few.”

IN OTHER BUSINESS

• The commissioners are looking into handing over responsibility for the maintenance and improvements of Salem-Noble Road to the city of Jeffersonville. The city annexed about 450 homes on the road, but did not annex the entire roadway.

“It’s the road all those residents take to get to and from Ind. 62,” Commissioner Mike Moore said. “You basically leave the city, enter the county for two miles, and then you’re back in the city.

“I think it’s in everybody’s best interest if we hand Salem-Noble Road over to Jeff. It just makes sense.”

The commissioners didn’t take any action at the meeting, but have plans to discuss the road with Jeffersonville officials.

• The commissioners approved an amendment to the Clark County Plan Commission’s Subdivision Control Ordinance. The plan commission unanimously voted to amend the ordinance to allow 36 months between preliminary approval of subdivision plats and construction beginning, instead of the 12-month duration previously required by the ordinance.