HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-R-25 RESOLUTION NO. 2013 -R-
BEFORE THE JEFFERSONVILLE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
STATE OF INDIANA
A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF EQUITABLE
AESTHETIC PLANS FOR THE OHIO RIVER BRIDGES PROJECT
WHEREAS, the Jeffersonville Redevelopment Commission ( "Commission ") is the municipal body
with the statutory authority to promote economic development within the City of Jeffersonville, Indiana
( "City ");
WHEREAS, the Commission believes once completed the Ohio River Bridges Project ( "Project ")
will have significant economic impact on the City;
WHEREAS, the Project is funded by both the State of Indiana and the State of Kentucky;
WHEREAS, the Project includes an aesthetics plan for both the downtown and east end bridges;
WHEREAS, the Commission has reviewed aesthetics plans that have been prepared for the
Project;
WHEREAS, there is a significant disparity between the aesthetics plans for the downtown and
east end bridges and the respective approaches;
WHEREAS, nearly $10 million will be expended for the aesthetics for the east end bridge
approaches on the Kentucky side;
WHEREAS, no funding has been appropriated for aesthetics for the east end bridge approaches
on the Indiana side;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Commission that the existing aesthetics plan for the
Project should be equitable in both appearance and financial investment;
IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED by the Commission that it is in the best interests of the citizens of
Jeffersonville and its businesses to eliminate these inequalities in the Project;
IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED by the Commission that the residents of Indiana should enjoy the
same benefits under the Project as do the residents of Kentucky; and
IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED by the Commission that the State of Indiana including the Department
of Transportation take immediate action to amend the aesthetics plan for the east end bridge and
approach to be equal to that of the downtown bridge and approach.
Jeffersonville Redevelopment Commission
R. Monty Snelling
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Rob Stevens
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