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Commissioners approve Child Abuse Prevention Month proclamation and courthouse exhibit
Summary
The Boone County Board approved a proclamation recognizing April as Child Abuse Prevention Month and agreed to change courthouse lights to blue (no signage). The board also approved a request from the James Hill DAR chapter to display Revolutionary-era artifacts in the courthouse rotunda April–November.
Boone County commissioners voted March 23 to recognize April as Child Abuse Prevention Month, to change the courthouse lighting to blue for the month and to allow a historical display in the courthouse rotunda.
Matt Wilson, who identified himself as president of the local Prevent Child Abuse organization, requested the proclamation and asked the county to light the courthouse blue and consider signage. Commissioners approved the proclamation and the lighting change but declined to allow signage on the courthouse grounds, citing First Amendment access and the difficulty of controlling who could place signs if they open the space to displays.
Sue Gentry, representing the James Hill chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, proposed a display of Revolutionary-era artifacts for the rotunda from roughly April through November. She said the collection has an approximate total value of $4,500 and that the chapter would take responsibility for protecting and removing the items for events. Commissioners discussed size, security (barriers) and event logistics and approved the display request.
The board instructed staff to coordinate logistics for the display and to confirm the lighting schedule for April. The board emphasized that allowing special displays can create First Amendment questions about signage, and so commissioners limited this action to the exhibit while denying signage requests for the proclamation.
