Editing Jeffersonville, Indiana (section)

====Annexation====

On February 5, 2008, the city of Jeffersonville officially annexed four out of six planned annex zones.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121103095223/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courier_journal/access/1714061801.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Feb+8,+2008&author=&pub=Courier+-+Journal&edition=&startpage=B.1&desc=Jeff+absorbs+4+annexed+areas Jeff absorbs 4 annexed areas](by Harold J. Adams) ''[[Courier Journal]]'' February 8, 2008</ref> The proposed annexation of the other two zones was postponed due to lawsuits. One of the two areas remaining to be annexed was [[Oak Park, Indiana|Oak Park]], Indiana an area of about 5,000 more citizens. The areas annexed added about {{convert|5500|acre|km2}} to the city and about 4,500 citizens, raising the population to an estimated 33,100. The total area planned to be annexed was {{convert|7800|acre|km2}}. The areas received planning and zoning, building permits and drainage issues services immediately, with new in-city sewer rates. Other services were phased in, such as police and fire, and worked jointly with the pre-existing non-city services until they were available.<ref>[http://newsandtribune.com/clarkcounty/x519375379/Parts-of-Jeffersonville-annexation-official Parts of Jeffersonville annexation official] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714174858/http://newsandtribune.com/clarkcounty/x519375379/Parts-of-Jeffersonville-annexation-official |date=July 14, 2011 }} (by David Mann) ''[[The Evening News (Jeffersonville)|The Evening News]]'' February 8, 2008</ref>

The Clark County Courts dismissed the lawsuits against the city on February 25, 2008.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121103095355/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courier_journal/access/1714078301.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Feb+26,+2008&author=&pub=Courier+-+Journal&edition=&startpage=B.1&desc=Jeffersonville+annexation+challenge+is+rejected Jeffersonville annexation challenge is rejected](Ben Zion Hershberg) ''[[Courier Journal]]'' February 26, 2008</ref> This dismissal brought the remaining Oak Park area into the city. The population of the city grew to nearly 50,000 citizens, making it the largest annexation in Jeffersonville's history.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}