Thursday, April 10, 2014
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The spring/summer District 9 newsletter is hot off the press! Check out the electronic version and read updates on: CycLOUvia, Responsible Recycling event, Ban the Box ordinance, residential traffic circles on Nanz Ave, CIF/NDF snapshot, Brightside’s One Bright City initiative, and the 2014 calendar. The newsletter is available online by clicking here. Residents that don’t have access to a computer or internet may contact our office at 574-1109 to request a paper copy be mailed to them.
The 9th District and the Energy Pros are holding a One Stop Drop Responsible Recycling Event on Saturday, May 10th from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm at Louisville Water Tower Park, home of the WaterWorks Museum, 3005 River Road. This drive-thru event is FREE. While sponsored by District 9, any citizen in Louisville may participate at this FREE event. Businesses may not drop off items at this event. We will be accepting a multitude of items to be reused or recycled. We are working on a complete list of what will be accepted, which will be posted in the next few weeks. Click here to view a flyer for the event.
We are looking for volunteers to help direct traffic and collect donations. If you are interested in volunteering please call 574-1109 or email Kyle Ethridge.
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TARC is once again increasing service into downtown Louisville and setting up five post-event boarding areas for Thunder over Louisville on Saturday, April 12. Passengers are encouraged to plan ahead and know their route number and stop locations. Yellow signs with route information for Thunder over Louisville will be posted on board all TARC coaches, designated bus stops and shelters in upcoming days. Regular, one-way TARC fares are $1.75 for adults and $.80 for passengers over the ages of 65, riders with disabilities and ages 6-17. TARC ID is required for reduced fare, and children under the age of 5 ride for free. For more information about specific routes and to view the map please click here.
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KYTC has announced a road closure on Frankfort Avenue between Story & River Road. The closure was set to begin on April 7. We have received a couple calls and emails from concerned constituents and wanted to share with you the following information from KYTC.
Walsh Construction reports the closure won’t actually begin until at least Monday, April 14. It will be a full closure between the Allied concrete plant and River Road. Local access will be allowed from Story Avenue to the plant. The closure will not last for as long as initially anticipated. Instead of an extended full closure, they’ll be reopening that section of Frankfort Avenue as the work allows them to. The initial closure is expected to be in place for about a week to complete demolition work. The section will then reopen, with periodic closures over the next few months as work progresses. Detours will be posted.
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The World Affairs Council of Kentucky and Southern Indiana (WAC) will host 75 international Fulbright scholars representing 44 different countries in April. Click here for more info on the Fulbright program. Kentucky culture will be featured at two public events! Click here to view the flyer.
Join WAC in the official program opening and welcoming of the 75 Fulbright scholars to Kentuckiana with a historic tour and dinner aboard the Belle of Louisville on Sunday, April 13 at 5:30 p.m. Get the chance to engage with 75 international professors and researchers from various disciplines over dinner and over the dance floor! Dinner and a DJ will be provided, and a cash bar will be available! Historic Tour & Dinner from 6:00-8:30 pm and Disembark at 8:30 pm. Limited availability. Tickets will not be sold at the door. Tickets are $45 and include dinner, tour, and program.
Strap on your overalls, don those leather boots, and ride out to Dinner on the Farm for this southerly, cultural shindig! Catering will be provided by Wiltshire Pantry and highlight the spring season's produce. Practice your square dancing moves, savor the Bluegrass music and food, get ready to mingle with 75 Fulbright scholars, and listen in on closing remarks by Mayor Greg Fischer on Tuesday, April 15 at 6:30 p.m. at Foxhollow Farm, 8905 Kentucky 329, Crestwood, KY 40014. Tickets will not be sold at the door. Tickets are $45 and include dinner, dance, and music.
To purchase tickets for either event click here or call 561-5422.
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Thank you to all the volunteers who participated in the 16th Annual Spring cleanup last Saturday. We had a great turnout of volunteers and several 9th District candidates attended the event to help beautify the District. Click here to view photos from the event.
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Thank you to Clifton Heights’ resident and our Spring District 9 page, Austin Christopher Alexander Brown for serving as the Metro Council page on Thursday, March 27. If you missed the meeting please click here to view online on MetroTV.
If you know of a youth who would be interested in serving as a future page at a Metro Council meeting please contact our office at 574-1109 or email Kyle Ethridge with the following information – child’s name, address, age and grade. Pages must be in grades 4th-8th and live in the 9th District.
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Mayor Greg Fischer released the attached letter to citizens regarding the City’s' long-term approach in responding to the recent teen violence. Click here to view 4-7-14 Letter to Citizens.pdf
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From Bike Louisville
Monday, March 31, was the first day since November that we could continue to expand our Urban Bike Network. Check out Louisville's first Neighborway- It connects UofL to the Highlands: Proceed east on Cardinal Blvd, which bends and becomes Brandeis Ave. Turn 45 degrees right on Bradley Ave, then almost immediately left onto E Barbee Ave. After crossing Preston, bear right at the diverter to stay on the southern part of Barbee. Left onto Shelby St for a short way, then a 120 degree right onto Delor Ave, followed by an immediate left onto Hickory Street. Go in a straight line for eight (8) blessed blocks. Jink left onto Goss to continue straight onto Spratt for three blocks. At the five way intersection, take a slight right onto Ellison Ave. Ride that up the hill and Bam: you are at Barret Ave and in the Highlands. Learn more by clicking here.
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The Kentucky Environmental Quality Commission cordially invites you to an Earth Day Awards Ceremony on Friday, April 11, from Noon – 1:30 p.m. at Berry Hill Mansion, 700 Louisville Road, Frankfort, Kentucky. Individuals and institutions that have made a significant contribution to a clean environment will be recognized. The Center for Neighborhoods is among those selected as an award recipient and I hope you can join as we celebrate the great achievements of the District and our community.
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This event is presented by the Jefferson County Master Gardener Association. Join them on Saturday, April 12 from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at the Louisville Nature Center, 3745 Illinois Avenue. Jefferson County Master Gardener Association members will be on hand to provide information on the tree varieties and to help with selection. Other gardening related information, including raised bed gardening, will be available. 800 trees will be given away including Dogwood, River Birch, Washington Hawthorn, Bald Cypress, Pecan, White Oak and Southern Red Oak. There is a limit of 3 trees per person. Questions please contact jcmgaevents@gmail.com. This event is sponsored by Jefferson County Master Gardener Association, Highlands-Douglass & Deer Park Neighborhoods and The Louisville Nature Center.
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Join us on Tuesday, April 22 from Noon – 1:00 p.m. at Karen Lynch Park, located at the corner of Story Ave and Brownsboro Road in Front of the MSD Beargrass Creek Pumping Station and the trail head for the Butchertown Greenway Trail.
The agenda is as follows:
- Noon to 12:30 p.m. - visit research/green infrastructure demonstrations, booths and displays. Research/green infrastructure demonstrations by U of L Speed School, UK Extension, MSD and Waterstep. Community and Nature displays by U of L Honors Seminar recommendations for strategies
- 12:30 - Earth Day Celebration welcome and U of L honor student’s recommendations, comments from participants and guest speakers.
- 12:55 p.m. - return to the displays and research opportunities
- 1:15 p.m. - Voyageur Canoe trips – can accommodate 26 paddlers
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1:15 p.m. - walking on the Butchertown Greenway
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The Revitalization Division is committed to the development of affordable housing in Louisville. Their goal is to offer housing choices to a range of homebuyers and renters, by creating “quality of place” neighborhoods, with a diverse blend of affordable housing types, supported by public facilities and other amenities. In furtherance of their departmental mission, the Revitalization Division is pleased to announce the Louisville Metro Government (LMG) Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA). The funding focus for this NOFA is for HOME Investment Partnerships (“HOME”). LMG will make up to $4,000,000 available, contingent upon subsequent appropriations. The application deadline is June 30, 2014. Additional information is available on CSR’s website, http://www.louisvilleky.gov/CSR/Revitalization/Affordable+Housing+Development+Program.htm.
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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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Saturday, April 12: Peterson-Dumesnil House yard sale from 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at the Peterson-Dumesnil House, 301 S Peterson Avenue.
Saturday, April 12: Arbor Day Tree give-a-way from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at the Louisville Nature Center, 3745 Illinois Ave. Jefferson County Master Gardener Association members will be on hand to provide information on the tree varieties and to help with selection. Other gardening related information, including raised bed gardening, will be available. 800trees will be given away: Dogwood, River Birch, Washington Hawthorn, Bald Cypress, Pecan, White Oak and Southern Red Oak. There is a limit of 3 trees per person. Questions please contact jcmgaevents@gmail.com.
Saturday, April 12: Crescent Hill Library , 2762 Frankfort Avenue, hosts an Adult Book Discussion at 10:30 a.m. The topic is The Beautiful and Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Books available at Branch Circulation Desk. Questions call 574-1793.
Saturday, April 12: Thunder Over Louisville – Downtown Waterfront. For more information visit www.thunderoverlouisville.org.
Saturday, April 12 – Sunday, April 20: Mayor’s “Give A Day” Week of Service. Anyone wanting to get involved should go to the website: www.mygiveaday.com, There individuals or groups can volunteer for a growing list of projects and needs submitted by local non-profit agencies, churches and other groups. Organizations needing volunteer help can also use the website to register their projects.
Sunday, April 13: CycLOUvia event on Frankfort Avenue from 2:00 – 6:00 p.m. Frankfort Avenue will be closed to vehicular traffic between Pope and Stilz Avenue with cross traffic allowed at Ewing Avenue under supervised traffic control. Cyclouvia will transform the street in-to a paved park where people of all ages and backgrounds can walk, bike, dance, skate, or participate in any other physical activity on public spaces that are always there but are normally reserved for automobiles.
Sunday, April 13: Beargrass-St. Matthews Historical Society Program Sunday at 2:00 pm at St. Matthews City Hall, 3940 Grandview Ave. This event is free and open to the public. Topic is America Aflame: the Civil War Inevitable Conflict or Avoidable Tragedy. Presented by Dr. Allen Share University of Louisville Department of Humanities.
Monday, April 14: Crescent Hill Library, 2762 Frankfort Avenue, hosts Learn Web Design With Treehouse at 3:00 p.m. This is an introduction to our online learning platform, Treehouse. Use it to learn web design, programming, and more. Questions call 574-1793.
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