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Council clears parking for Norton Healthcare fair; nomination made to economic development board
Summary
City officials agreed to allow the temporary blocking of parking spaces on the west side of First Street for a Norton Healthcare health and resource fair and discussed a nomination to the Scottsburg Economic Development board; the nomination of Kevin Smallwood was made but appointment details remain pending.
Councilmembers agreed to allow organizers to block 10 to 12 parking spaces on the west side of First Street (the courthouse side of the square) for a Norton Healthcare health and resource fair, while keeping the roadway open for traffic.
An event organizer said, "We're doing the health and resource fair here on the square... We just wanted those parking spaces, permission from city just to block those off from, you know, the morning up until about 02:00 on Saturday." Organizers said they would use cones and planned not to close Wardell or otherwise interrupt traffic flow; legal counsel confirmed the arrangement was acceptable.
Council discussion clarified that the closure would not impede general traffic and that businesses would remain accessible. The organizer said the group would likely block spaces early on the morning of the event to allow vendors (Kiwanis and others) to set up tents and equipment.
Separately, the council discussed appointments to the Scottsburg Economic Development board. A councilmember nominated Kevin Smallwood for the position; the transcript records the nomination but does not record a formal vote or final appointment at the meeting.
Actions recorded in the meeting included council approval to allow the blocking of parking spaces (no formal roll-call vote was recorded) and a nomination for the economic development appointment (appointment pending).
