District 14 eNews | May 7, 2015

Councilwoman Cindi Fowler District 14

Councilwoman

Cindi Fowler

cindi.fowler@louisvilleky.gov

 

Michael Bowman

Legislative Assistant

michael.bowman@louisvilleky.gov 

 

 

Office Locations

City Hall

601 West Jefferson Street

Louisville, Kentucky 40202

(502) 574-1114

 

Southwest Government Center

7219 Dixie Highway

Louisville, Kentucky 40258

(502) 574-7988

 

www.louisvilleky.gov/district14


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LG&E: Notification of Upcoming Work

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 LG&E will be working in the Pleasure Ridge Park community in the remaining Spring and Summer 2015. The work in the PRP area will include replacing poles, transformers and conductors, and trimming tree branches that have grown into or near the overhead electric lines. 

Residence who will be effected by this work should also be notified directly by LG&E in the near future. Each property owner should understand that crew trucks will be in the area and that the potential of brief power outages could occur. Safety concerns have been addressed, and property owners are being asked to keep a safe distance from LG&E trucks and equipment while crews are onsite.

LG&E will make every effort to complete this work in the most efficient manner and continues to meet it's ongoing commitment to providing safe and reliable services to their customers. 


Sun Valley Community Center Closing for Renovations

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Attention Participants:

Due to the renovations scheduled to improve our center, Sun Valley Community Center will be closed the week of May 11-16, 2015.

We will reopen Monday, May 18, 2015 at 9:00 am.

If you have any questions please see staff.

 Thank you,

Sun Valley Staff


TARC Seeking Input On Proposed Service Changes

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TARC is seeking public comments on service changes including less frequent bus service on its three most popular routes to help cut costs in the upcoming fiscal year which begins July 1st. Citizens can comment through Friday, May 22nd by mail, e-mail, phone, Facebook or Twitter or attend public meetings held by TARC.

The proposed service reductions, which would save $1.2 million next fiscal year, would take effect Sunday, August16th.   

Even with the reductions, buses would still arrive at stops every 13-15 minutes on the busiest stretches of Fourth Street (Rt. #4), Broadway (Rt. #23), and Dixie and Preston highways (Rt. #18) from 6 a.m. through the evening rush hour on weekdays.

On Dixie Highway south of Heaton Road, bus frequency on weekdays will be reduced from every 15 to every 30 minutes.

“Federal grant funding for TARC’s three frequent service routes ended more than a year ago and we simply can’t afford to continue the level of frequency we have had, but we will still maintain good frequency,” Barker said.


Ways  to comment...

Meeting: May 13th at the Southwest Government Center (7219 Dixie Hwy) from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Email: info@ridetarc.org
Phone: 502-561-5112
Twitter: www.twitter.com/ridetarc
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ridetarc
Mail: TARC, Union Station, 1000 W. Broadway, Louisville, KY 40203


Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Summer 2015

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The Sun Valley community center will begin preparing taxes beginning Wednesday, May 20, 2015. This program will be by appointment only at the Sun Valley Community Center; the first appointment will be at 9:30 a.m. The program will last through October 14, 2015.

This program is a program to help those in the district needing to file back taxes, amendments and extensions. For any additional information, questions, or to set up an appointment contact the Sun Valley community Center at (502) 882-5490.

 



RECYCLE at Sun Valley!

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Help your community by recycling! Our landfills are a finite resource with only so much space to hold all of our community's trash. Recycling as much as possible keeps reusable materials from going to the landfill and extends the landfill's life. Councilwoman Fowler has partnered with Solid Waste Management to provide a Recycling Bin at Sun Valley Park to allow Southwest residents to dispose of recyclable materials for FREE!

(Only Paper, Cardboard, Plastic, and Glass are allowed. No hazardous materials or containers are permitted.)

WHERE: Sun Valley Park

6505 Bethany Lane 

*Recycling Bin open during Park Hours


Afterschool Kids Cafe at Sun Valley Community Center

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Serve on a Board of Commission!

Serving on a board or commission is a great way to utilize your talents. We hope you will consider volunteering your time with us and encourage you to browse the openings regularly for opportunities that would best utilize your experience and knowledge. We have approximately 100 boards and commissions with many areas of interest, including business and economic development, land planning, parks and recreation, public health and public safety. It is important that these boards have adequate representation from all areas of town, including District 14 and Southwest Louisville, as they are responsible for evaluating many important decisions that impact our city and its citizens.

Some of the Boards with upcoming vacancies follow:

Affordable Housing Trust Fund Board

Air Pollution Control District Board

Board of Health

Board of Zoning Adjustment

Brightside, Inc.

Building Code Board of Appeals

Citizens Commission on Police Accountability

Code Enforcement Board

Ethics Commission

Housing Authority Board

Louisville Convention and Visitors Bureau

Louisville Regional Airport Authority Board

MSD

PARC Board of Commissioners

Parks Foundation

Planning Commission

Police Merit Board

SPOT Fund, Inc.

PRP Suburban Fire District Board

TARC Board of Directors

Waste Management District 109 Board

Zoo Foundation Board


Please click here for more information. Be sure to alert the District 14 office once you have applied. Thank you for your interest! 



Jefferson Memorial Forest Events

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Iroquois Amphitheater: Free Summer Movies!

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Save the Date

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Forest Fest 2015

WHEN: Saturday, May 16, 2015; 10:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

WHERE: Jefferson Memorial Forest

12304 Holsclaw Hill Road

  

 

Family Farm & Forage Day


WHEN: Saturday, June 20, 2015; 10:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m.

WHERE: Riverside, The Farnsley-Moremen Landing, 

7410 Moorman Road

 

 

Riverview Park Independence Festival


WHEN: Saturday, June 27, 2015; 3:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.

WHERE: Riverview Park/ Greenwood Boat Dock,

8202 Greenwood Road



14th Annual Riverside Ice Cream Social


WHEN: Sunday, July 12; 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

WHERE: Riverside, The Farnsley-Moremen Landing, 

7410 Moorman Road

*For more information www.riverside-landing.org

 


Community Forum

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Does your organization or group have an event that you'd like to advertise to the public?

 

We can help! This section of the eNewsletter will feature information for you. We are committed to helping our community and building a better place to live, work, and play. 

 

Email michael.bowman@louisvilleky.gov with information and details about your event, or if you have any questions or concerns.

 

PLEASE NOTE: Any event sumbitted for this section must be open to the general public to be eligible for inclusion in the newsletter. 


Join Kroger Pharmacy for the 6th Annual Get Healthy with Kroger & Friends Health Fair

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This great community event helps to benefit the American Diabetes Association! There will be FREE hearing, vision, diabetes, and bone density screenings; back scans; CPR demonstrations; speak to a diabetes educatorand dietician; get health insurance information; have your picture taken with Elsa & Anna (for a $5 donation to ADA) food, drinks, raffle prizes and much, much more!!!

The Cruizin’ for a Cure Car show will be in the parking lot adjacent to Kroger! So bring the family for a whole day of fun!!!


WHEN: Saturday, June 27th 10:00 am–2:00 pm

WHERE: Kroger Valley Station at 10645 Dixie Highway



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