LOCAL | A2 SPORTSSPORTS | B1 The steps ahead after Henryville softball team plays Clark home site fi re West Washington in regional Support LLocalocal JJournalismournalism SSubscribe:ubscribe: ((812)812) 2206-219206-2192 NewsandTribune.com WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 2021 $1.25 Floyd board votes to lower agriculture drainage fees Clarksville Action would bring County Commissioner John Schel- tural property owners would not be procedures to reduce runoff. lenberger was the only board charged additional fees, no matter In 2021, the stormwater depart- approves agricultural fees in line member to vote against the mea- the size of their property. ment is estimated receive about sure. Currently, all property $773,000 based on about 15,000 with residential Floyd County Commis- owners are charged a flat bills, the News and Tribune previ- sioner Tim Kamer, who fee of $39 annually in storm- ously reported. This does not apply Plum Creek BROOKE MCAFEE serves on the stormwater water fees, but depending to New Albany, which has its own BROOKE.MCAFEE@ board, presented the pro- on how much property is stormwater department. NEWSANDTRIBUNE.COM posal at Tuesday’s meeting. categorized as impervious, The change would generate an Crossing The recommended change owners of farm land can face “even budget” for the department, FLOYD COUNTY — The Floyd would lower drainage fees additional fees. according to Kamer. County Stormwater Board has for agricultural land to bring The fee for agricultural “There’s no change — it doesn’t go rezoning approved a recommendation to them in line with residential Tim Kamer properties is typically much up or down,” he said. modify stormwater fees for agricul- rates. higher than the fee paid by Kamer said he had many discus- tural properties. Under the proposed change, both residential properties, Kamer said. sions with farmers on this topic, Civil case has been in The board voted Tuesday to rec- residential and agricultural prop- The proposed change would and he has family members who ommend a change to the county’s erty owners would pay the same remove a system that offers credits litigation since 2017 stormwater fee structure. Floyd $41 flat annual fee, but agricul- to farmers who implement certain See BOARD on A3 APRILE RICKERT APRILE.RICKERT@ NEWSANDTRIBUNE.COM CLARKSVILLE — The Clarksville Town Council has voted to accept a judge’s orders in a four-year-old civil case and approve rezoning for an apartment complex on the north FEELING HAPPY INSIDE end of town. At its regular meeting Tuesday, the council voted 5-2 in favor of accepting the May 12 ruling by Spe- More than 5,000 attend Penny Lane at the Park cial Judge Terrence Cody in the 2017 case and rezoning a roughly three- acre tract of land on Westmont Drive from B-1 business to R-3 multi-fam- ily residential. Plans for Plum Creek Crossing, a 56-unit complex, started in late 2016. Council members A.D. Stoneci- pher, who represents the district where the property is located, and Jennifer Voignier voted against accepting the order and continuing with rezoning. Stonecipher said before the vote that while he respects the judge’s order, he felt the development was not in the best interest of residents in nearby areas. “Make no mistake, I am in favor of more housing stock as well as popu- lation density, yet to rezone without proper park space, tribute to local history and proper respect to...traffic See REZONING on A3 Aprile Rickert | News and Tribune Photos by Bill Hanson | News and Tribune Crews are expected to finish About 3,000 people were in attendance Sunday at Penny Lane at the Park in Jeffersonville. About 5,000 attended the music cleanup by next week of the festival Saturday and Sunday at Big Four Station. recent demolition of an offi ce building at Court and Spring streets that burned in December. BROOKE MCAFEE A new building is expected to be BROOKE.MCAFEE@ fi nished by next spring. NEWSANDTRIBUNE.COM JEFFERSONVILLE — The Abbey Road on the River music Plans OKd festival isn’t taking place until Labor Day, but over the past weekend a new event brought for new thousands to downtown Jeffer- sonville to enjoy the music of The Beatles. Jeffersonville Organizers of Abbey Road on the River introduced Penny Lane at the Park, a smaller version of office building the Beatles-inspired music fes- tival, on Saturday and Sunday Fire destroyed previous of Memorial Day weekend at Big Four Station Park. Two free building at Court and preview concerts also took place Friday evening. Spring streets Event producer Gary Jacob APRILE RICKERT said Penny Lane at the Park was APRILE.RICKERT@ a “brilliant, beautiful event,” and NEWSANDTRIBUNE.COM it was a successful “warmup” to the upcoming Abbey Road on the JEFFERSONVILLE — The owner River festival. of an office building in downtown Abbey Road typically takes Rigbys bandmate, Gary Metcalf, fl ashes a peace sign at Sunday afternoon‘s crowd during performances by area bands at Penny Lane at the Park in Jeffersonville. Rigbys was among the Jeffersonville destroyed by fire late place Memorial Day weekend. It last year has received approval on a was canceled last year due to the bands featured. new, modern space to take its place pandemic, and this year, orga- that is expected to be finished within nizers moved it to Labor Day About 2,000 people came to Jacob intends to continue the will take place in Jeffersonville a year. weekend. the festival Saturday despite the Penny Lane at the Park festival — Memorial Day and Labor Day Owner Bob McAuliffe, who’s had “We are coming out of a long chilly weather, and about 3,000 in coming years in Jefferson- weekends are on the table for the property since 1983, worked shutdown, and it had been two people attended Sunday. ville, and he is also considering both Penny Lane at the Park and with Louisville-based architecture years since we had done a festi- Jacob said that in his four the expansion of the small fes- Abbey Road on the River, so the firm Donhoff Kargl Nall Architects val,” Jacob said. decades of organizing events, tival to other cities. He hopes to challenge is figuring out which (DKN) to design a 16,000-square- About 5,000 people came Penny Lane at the Park is one of get sponsorships that would allow one will take place first next year. foot office building on West Court out for the two-day music festi- a few he would rate as a “10 out the festival to take place in differ- Floyds Knobs resident Ash- Avenue in nearly the same footprint val, and Friday’s preview events of 10.” ent markets. ley Schulz attended both days of as the one that burned. brought in 500 people, according The event “hit the bullseye,” he He isn’t sure when the next The proposal was submitted to the to Jacob. said. Penny Lane at the Park festival See FESTIVAL on A3 plan commission in April and has See OFFICE on A3 /newsandtribune @newsandtribune /newsandtribune TODAY’S WEATHER, A2 Thunderstorms throughout the day today, high of 74. Low of 62 tonight. 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