In April, 1993 the Ohio River Greenway Development Commission was chartered by the Indiana Legislature (PL-174-1993) to act as a coordination, recommendation, and implementation entity for activities involving the Ohio River Greenway. The Ohio River Greenway is a continuous 7.5-mile recreational corridor along the Ohio River in Jeffersonville, Clarksville, and New Albany in Clark and Floyd counties.
The Commission consists of three citizens from each of the three municipalities; one is chief executive of the municipality (Mayor or Town Council President) and two are citizens appointed by that chief executive. The Commission also has citizen representatives from Clark and Floyd counties appointed by the Governor; one appointee per county. The 9 municipal representatives and 2 county representatives comprise the 11 voting members of the Commission. Appointees to the Commission serve an unpaid term of four years, which can be renewed.
The Commission is also supported by the participation of non-voting members. These non-voting members include the Director of the Indiana Office of Tourism, the Director of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, the Commissioner of the Indiana Department of Transportation, and the President of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation.
Ohio River Greenway Development Commission Voting Members:
New Albany
Mayor Jeff Gahan January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2023
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Krystina Jarboe
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Chris Gardner (Commission Vice Chair) March 2, 2019 to March 1, 2023 |
Jeffersonville
Mayor Mike Moore January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2023 |
Phillip Hendershot (Commission Chair) July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2022 |
Christopher Fox (Commission Treasurer) July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2023 |
Clarksville
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Town Council President Ryan Ramsey January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2023 |
Tony Munich July 2, 2018 to June 30, 2022 |
Jamie Hunt October 16, 2019 to October 15, 2023 |
Governor’s Appointees:
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Clark County To be appointed by Governor
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Floyd County To be appointed by Governor
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Ohio River Greenway Development Commission Non-Voting Members:
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Vacant, Department of Natural Resources |
James Epperson, Southern Indiana Tourism Bureau |
Wendy Dant Chesser, One Southern Indiana (Indiana Economic Development) |
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Brandon Burgoa Indiana Department of Transportation. |
