Thursday, March 13, 2014
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March is Women's History Month! Celebrate by joining the World Affairs Council (WAC) for a discussion with five extraordinary women in politics in Pakistan, Nepal, and Afghanistan on Tuesday, March 18th at 6 p.m. at Saffron's Persian Restaurant (131 W. Market St., Louisville, KY 40202). Hear about the challenges that face women in politics in these three countries and how the challenges are overcome. This event is FREE to attend! Cash bar available. Please join us for a no-host dinner after the discussion. Must RSVP online by clicking here or by calling (502) 561-5422!
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Twice a year the 9th District office has the opportunity to select a page from the District to represent our office during a Metro Council Meeting. Pages must be in grades 4th-8th and live in the 9th District. The next opportunity is Thursday, March 27 from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. If you are interested in signing up your child to be a 9th District page please contact our office at 574-1109 or email Kyle Ethridge with the following information – child’s name, address, age and grade.
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Please plan to attend an upcoming candidate forum to meet and hear about their visions for the 9th District.
- Tuesday, March 18th – Clifton Heights Community Council at 7:00 p.m. in the Mellwood Arts Center lobby, 1860 Mellwood Avenue.
- Wednesday, March 19th – Frankfort Avenue Business Association (FABA) Candidate Forum at 6:00 p.m. at the Clifton Center, 2117 Payne Street.
The 9th District Urban Services District (USD) will have junk collection set-out on a select weekend in March 2014, depending on your address. You may begin setting out your junk Friday afternoon prior to your junk pick-up week and must have it all out by Monday at 6:00 AM. For your specific junk set-out weekend please visit http://mapit.louisvilleky.gov/ and enter your address, call the office at 574-1109, or email Kyle Ethridge. For collection guidelines please visit www.louisvilleky.gov/solidwaste. You may now sign up for junk set out reminders by email and text. Click here to sign up today!
From Monday, March 24 – Saturday, March 29, to correspond with Junk Pick Up dates, River Metals Recycling (RMR) is inviting 9th District Residents to receive higher rates for recycling scrap metal: an extra $10 per net ton for sheet metal/appliances and 5 cents per pound extra for aluminum cans and copper. To participate, print the coupon attached to this email and bring your scrap metal to RMR at 2045 River Road between March 24-29. Thanks to RMR for offering this incentive and for its support of the Green Triangle. Go green with RMR and get your green! Keep metal out of the landfill by taking it to River Metals to be recycled instead of setting it out for Junk Pick Up.
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*DATE CHANGE* Please join me and my staff on Saturday, April 5th, for the 16th Annual Spring Community Cleanup along Frankfort Avenue. Plan to meet at 8:30 a.m. in the Keats/Frankfort Avenue public parking lot. Enjoy coffee donated by Heine Brothers’ Coffee and breakfast sandwiches donated by McDonald’s in Clifton. Gloves, tools and Louisville PureTap water will be provided to all volunteers. Please bring your own reusable water bottle. We’ll also pass out FREE t-shirts on a first-come, first-serve basis to volunteers. The cleanup will officially begin at 9:00 a.m. For more information please contact my office at 574-1109 or email Kyle Ethridge.
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Please mark your calendars for the 9th District Spring Community Forum scheduled for Tuesday, April 8th at 6:00 p.m. at the Peterson-Dumesnil House, 301 S Peterson. Guest speakers include Ms. Maria Koetter, Office of Sustainability and Major Mark Fox, LMPD. There will be time for question and answers at the end of the meeting. Please plan to attend! All D9 candidates from both parties have been invited so you could have a chance to meet them.
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Councilwoman Ward-Pugh, through the World Affairs Council of KY/So.Ind, was honored to meet with these bright young leaders. These visitors were invited to the United States under the auspices of the Dept. of State's International Visitor Leadership Program and arranged by Meridian International Center. They represented the following countries: Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Morocco, Oman, Palestinian Territories, Saudia Arabia, Tunisia, Yemen.
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Attached please find a Change in Ownership memo and Courier Journal Public Notice announcement for an NQ2 Retail Drink and Sunday Liquor Drink License(s) being applied for, located at 3400 Frankfort Avenue, Louisville, KY. 40207. The ad ran in The Courier Journal Saturday, February 22, 2014.
Information provided by Louisville Metro Planning and Design Services, 444 S. 5th Street – Suite 300, Louisville, KY 40202-4313, (502)574-6230
Case Number: 14VARIANCE1013
You are invited to attend a Board of Zoning Adjustment review for a variance from the Land Development Code to allow a fence to exceed the maximum height along the Winton Avenue street side yard.
Subject Property: 3201 Brownsboro Road
Case Manager: Latondra Yates (latondra.yates@louisvilleky.gov)
Meeting Type: Board of Zoning Adjustment
Date: Monday, March 17, 2014
Time: Meeting will begin at 8:30 A.M. and continue until all cases are heard
Location: Metro Development Center, Conference Room 101, 444 So. 5th Street 40202
Case Number: 13DEVPLAN1124
You are invited to attend a proposal for a Revised Detailed District Development Plan and Amendment to Binding Elements for the Herald Development. There are no changes to the plan or binding elements as this is for the sole purpose to reapprove an expired plan. ***THIS CASE WAS RESCHEDULED TO WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2014***
Subject Property: 3610 Lexington Rd.
Case Manager: David B. Wagner (david.wagner@louisvilleky.gov)
Meeting Type: Development Review Committee
Date: ***Wednesday, March 19, 2014***
Time: Meeting will begin at 1:00 PM and continue until all cases are heard
Location: 1st Floor Conference Room, 444 S. 5th Street 40202
For basic details for above case/s please visit http://www.louisvilleky.gov/PlanningDesign/. Click on “Case Information – eCustomer Services” link. Then select the “home” tab and select the type of case and enter the above case number. For specific case information please call or email the above listed case manager. If you have any questions please contact Planning & Design directly at 574-6230.
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My office is partnering with the Louisville Asset Building Coalition (LABC) to provide FREE VITA tax preparation services in February/March 2014. This service is for individuals/families who earned $52,000 less in adjusted gross income in 2013. If you received income from the sale of your home, own rental property OR received $10,000 in cash in self-employment and $5,000 in expenses you are not eligible for this FREE tax service. FREE tax preparation will be offered on March 28 from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at United Crescent Hill Ministries, located at 150 S State Street. At this time we are taking names for our wait list. Call today to get on the list or visit the Louisville Asset Building Coalition (LABC) website for a list of other locations, http://labcservices.org.
LABC has two FREE self-file options available on their website.
- Did you make $31,000 or less in AGI in 2013? Then click here to use Turbo Tax Freedom Edition.
- Did you make $58,000 or less in AGI in 2013? Then click here to use My Free Taxes to self-file.
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Surrounded by volunteers building beds for school students without one at home, Mayor Greg Fischer challenged individuals and businesses to join forces and help Louisville set a new record for public service during the third Give A Day volunteer week April 12-20. The annual week of service helps launch the 2014 Kentucky Derby Festival. Donations can be made online at www.louisvilleky.gov/brightside. Individuals or groups wanting to find a project should visit www.mygiveaday.com where projects and needs submitted by local non-profit agencies and other groups are listed. Fischer urged residents to also use the website to report their own community service.
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MSD has scheduled their next sewer overflow abatement projects public meeting on Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. at Lincoln Elementary Performing Arts, 930 E. Main St. They would like to extend an invitation to you to attend the meeting. During rainstorms, sewers can overflow raw sewage into the community’s streams and Ohio River. MSD will be hosting a discussion to share its plans for an underground storage facility in the Clifton area. You will learn how to lessen sewer overflows, why they occur, and how you can help protect your family, pets, the environment and how to keep sewer rates low. Although MSD encourages your attendance, questions and comments regarding sewer overflow abatement projects may also be submitted via email at commentsIOAP@msdlouky.org.
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Margaret's Consignment, located at 2700 Frankfort Avenue, has a large inventory of new and gently used Derby hats and fascinators, just in time for shoppers to start planning and shopping for their special Derby season outfits. Over 50 designer hats arrived from a shipment from New York, and more than 150 other items from local consigners and hat designers are also available for purchase. In addition, the store is stocked with over 100 pieces of new jewelry, and new and gently used accessories including ties, sunglasses, handbags, and shoes of all sizes and price points. Margaret's is also now accepting spring and Derby fashions for consignment, as well as home interior items. Acceptable items are gently used men's and women's clothes, hats, shoes, handbags, and accessories, as well as fine home interiors. Items can be delivered to the receiving window, located in the back of the store, from 10:00am to 5:00pm Tuesday through Friday and 10:00am to 4:00pm on Saturday. Margaret's Consignment is open Monday through Saturday, 10:00am to 6:00pm, and closed on Sundays. For more information call (502) 896-4706 or visit www.margaretsconsignment.com.
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From the Louisville Regional Airport Authority
Please click here to read the attached the letter from Hanson to the Bowman Field neighbors updating them on the action the LRAA Board took yesterday regarding the Bowman Field Airport Area Safety Program at its regularly scheduled meeting.
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The Louisville Sports Commission announced the kick-off of its 2014 Louisville Insiders membership program, which provides members with benefits including "inside access" to Louisville's sports world.
The 2014 calendar of events includes the following:
- March 26: Behind the scenes tour of KFC Yum! Center that includes view from the arena floor, practice basketball court, media center, bunker suites and more
- April: Backside track tour at Churchill Downs prior to Derby
- July: Louisville Bats batting practice / special Louisville Insiders seating at home game
- September: Behind the scenes tour of new Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Soccer Stadium
- December: Louisville Sports Commission Annual Breakfast
Other membership benefits include:
- Special drawing for two tickets to the Louisville Legends Open VIP private reception
- Special drawing for two tickets to the 2015 Paul Hornung Award Banquet
- Ten percent discount off the price of any Louisville Sports Commission-owned event including its Fall Runathon
- Volunteer opportunities in select positions at high profile sports events such as the Louisville Ironman
Membership costs are $100 annually. Funds raised support the Louisville Sports Commission's commitment to attract, host and create quality sports events in the Louisville area that enhance the quality of life for our citizens and brand our community as one of the best cities in the U.S. for sports. To become a Louisville Insider, or for more information, contact Julie Howell at 502-587-6742 or JHowell@LouisvilleSports.org. You can also join online at www.louisvillesports.org/insiders
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DonorsResource.org was launched in Louisville in July, they are an on-line hub and nonprofit directory you can use to easily find an organization close to home that needs the items you have to give. There are about 100 organizations utilizing DonorsResource.org to find in-kind donations (donations of stuff). This means that when you post an item for donation on their site, you will be contacted by a local organization that would like to receive your donation. You can also be assured that your donation is tax deductible since every organization utilizing DonorsResource.org is required to be classified as tax-exempt by the IRS. Please post an item for donation today by logging onto their website at www.DonorsResource.org and clicking on the big pink “DONATE” button. Please contact Susan Spalding, Community Director, at (502) 338-6733 or at susan@DonorsResource.org with questions.
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The Pace Car Program is a citizen-based traffic calming initiative that encourages residents to take responsibility for their own driving while setting the "pace" for safer streets and neighborhoods. Residents will be able to sign an official Pace Car registration form and pledge the following:
“Drive the speed limit on city streets, especially in residential areas, setting the pace for vehicles behind me; stop completely at STOP signs and don’t run red lights; be courteous to all bicyclists; pedestrians and other motorists; give myself enough travel time so that I am not sacrificing safety or courtesy; devote my full attention to driving by avoiding distractions, i.e.: cell phones; not be pressured by the impatience of other drivers to exceed the speed limit; keep my sense of humor, life’s too short to let driving stress my out!; and display the Metro Pace Car Program decals or bumper stickers.”
By signing this pledge you will receive an official Pace Car bumper sticker or car window sticker to display on your vehicle. The sticker will alert other drivers that they are taking part in the citizen-based effort to address the problems of traffic speed and safety.
To sign up for this program please click here to download the Official Pledge Form. Read, sign and date the form and return it to our office. Please indicate if you would prefer a bumper or window sticker for the program.
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Below are some Ninth District calendar events! To view a full listing of events please visit the Ninth District Blog at www.district9news.wordpress.com
If you would like to submit events to be considered for the blog calendar please email Kyle Ethridge.
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Thursday, March 13: One of the most noted young talents to emerge in Cajun music in recent memory, Cedric Watson & Bijou Creole will perform at the Clifton Center, 2117 Payne Street at 7:30pm. A cash bar will be available during the concert. Tickets are $18-$25 and can be purchased at CliftonCenter.org or at Carmichael’s Bookstore, 2720 Frankfort Avenue.
Friday, March 14: Did you earn $52,000 or less in Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2013? If the answer is yes, you qualify for FREE tax preparation! The 9th District has partnered again with the Louisville Asset Building Coalition to provide FREE VITA tax preparation to anyone making $52,000 or less. To make an appointment or for more information please call the 9th District office at 574-1109. Appointments are available between 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at United Crescent Hill Ministries, located at 150 S State Street.
Friday, March 14: Carmichael’s Bookstore, 2720 Frankfort Ave, welcomes three authors: Kristen Simmons, Jenna Black, and Mindee Arnett for a reading from and signing of their newest novels for teens at 7:00 p.m. www.carmichaelsbookstore.com/event/kristen-simmons-jenna-black-and-mindee-arnett-sign-their-teen-books
Saturday, March 15: The Olmsted Conservancy hosts Wildflower Strolls with Patricia Haragan from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. in Cherokee Park, Hogan Fountain. Haragan is the author of the newly released book The Olmsted Parks of Louisville-A Botanical Field Guide, and she will take you along a delightful stroll as she points out the characteristics of a variety of plants and discusses the history and folklore of the flora. Registration Fee is $15. To register visit www.olmstedparks.org/events or call 502-456-8125.
Saturday, March 15: Kentucky Waterways Alliance (KWA) is bringing SYRCL’s Wild & Scenic Film Festival back to Louisville for the 6th year. The festival will be presented from 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM at the Clifton Center, 2117 Payne Street. An opening reception will be held at 6 PM with food, and drink provided by our sponsors Wiltshire Pantry and Kentucky Ale. And thanks to Quest Outdoors, we’re raffling off a Jackson Journey Kayak! You don’t need to be present to win, so get your raffle tickets even if you can’t make the show! Tickets are $15 each. For more information visit http://kwalliance.org/sixth-annual-wild-scenic-film-festival/
Sunday, March 16: The Louisville Historical League will pay tribute to two longtime historians who have a special place in the league's history at 1:00 p.m. at Kingfish Restaurant on River Road near Zorn Ave. Allan Steinberg of Crescent Hill and the Rev. Clyde Crews of the Highlands, who founded the league in 1972, will be honored. Listen to these two local heroes talk about their passion and dedication to save, record and preserve Louisville's history. The cost is $25 and includes a buffet lunch. RSVP required by email to LouHist@Hotmail.com.
Tuesday, March 18: Crescent Hill Library hosts DVD Viewing and Discussion at 6:30 p.m. Join them to we view and discuss Girl Model, a documentary that strips away the facade of the modeling industry by following two people whose lives intersect because of it.
Tuesday, March 18: Clifton Heights Community Council quarterly meeting at 7:00 p.m. at the Mellwood Arts Center, 1860 Mellwood in the lobby. Meet the 9th District Metro Council Candidates in preparation for the May 20th primary. Each candidate will introduce themselves and be asked questions.
Wednesday, March 19: Sproutlings Pediatric Day Care & Preschool, located on Masonic Homes of Kentucky’s Frankfort Avenue campus, invite you to an Open House from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Sproutlings is the regions only child care serving both typical children and medically fragile children so they can learn, play and grow with one another. At Sproutlings you will find certified teachers and nurses, learning programs for music, movement, Spanish and sign language; low student-teacher ratios; an exceptional learning environment in the classroom and on our campus; and opportunities for parent involvement. The application fee will be waived for families that attend the Open House. For more information visit SproutlingsDayCare.com or call 753.8222.
Wednesday, March 19: Frankfort Avenue Business Association (FABA) hosts a Special District 9 Candidate Forum from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at the Clifton Center, 2117 Payne Street, Eifler Tower. All candidates running for the D9 office will be invited to speak. This event is FREE and open to the public.
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