Wednesday, April 21, 1999
Fiscal court sets vote for creation museum
BY KRISTINA GOETZ
The Cincinnati Enquirer
BURLINGTON — By mid-May, county officials may decide once and for all whether to allow an evangelical Christian organization to build its proposed creation museum in Boone County.
Boone County Fiscal Court members decided Tuesday night to set a date for a final vote on the Answers in Genesis (AIG) proposal after it heard the planning commission's recommendation to turn it down.
AIG, an organization that promotes the biblical version of creation, has been trying to get a zoning change approval to build a museum since 1996.
“There's enough evidence that has been presented to cause me to be undecided,” said Boone County Judge-executive Gary Moore. “I want to look at the record.”
Commissioner Robert Hay asked county staff to also draft an ordinance with findings of fact to support the proposal.
“Obviously the planning and zoning committee did indeed vote for the project,” Mr. Hay said. “The commission issued a split decision. Reasonable people, looking at all the facts, can see the issue differently.”
Commissioner Hay said he is “strongly inclined” to vote for the initiative, but would need to look at the impact of the museum on nearby residents.
The first reading of the ordinance will be at the fiscal court's next meeting, April 27. The second reading will be May 6, although commissioners said there will not likely be a vote on that date.
“At this point, I would like to give everyone at that meeting a chance to speak,” Mr. Moore said, adding that he will not limit the number of speakers.
County Administrator Jim Parsons said he has received several calls from citizens who said they would like to address the fiscal court.
The final vote will be May 11.
Commissioner Cathy Flaig said she would not comment on how she'll vote. Commissioner Rob Arnold said he wants to wait to hear comments from the public before making a decision.
Mike Zovath, general manager for AIG, said the May 6 meeting will give proponents an opportunity to show their support in numbers.
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