Louisville Metro Parks invites the public to participate in two upcoming focus group workshops for the Ohio River Valley Northeast segment of the Louisville Loop project.  The purpose of this project is to determine the best route for the Louisville Loop between the City of Prospect and the Big Four Bridge.  Two working sessions are being held on February 10.  An afternoon session will be held from 2:00-4:00 pm and an evening session will be held from 6:00-8:00 pm.  Both sessions will take place at Locust Grove, 561 Blankenbaker Lane, Louisville, KY 40207.  These working session provide an opportunity for residents to meet with project planners to discuss potential routes and concerns.  Both sessions are open to the public.  For more information about the project, please visit the project website at www.linkingtheloop.wordpress.com.

Louisville Loop Survey- Ohio River Valley Northeast section of the Louisville Loop Master Plan

Louisville Metro Parks invites residents to participate in a brief online survey concerning the Ohio River Valley Northeast segment of the Louisville Loop master plan.  The link to the survey is https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ORVNE .

Upcoming events for the Ohio River Valley Northeast segment of the Louisville Loop master plan:

February 10, 2015- Focus Group Meetings (2:00-4:00 pm and 6:00-8:00 pm)- Locust Grove

March 24, 2015- Public Meeting (tentative) for the Ohio river Valley Northeast segment of the Louisville Loop master plan

Would you like to obtain your Master’s degree?  Would you like 100% free tuition?  Would you like to be paid $1,200 a month while going to school?

The University of Louisville will award its 3rd Military Spouse Graduate Assistant Fellowship.  The fellowship will pay 100% tuition, a monthly stipend of $1,200 for 10 months (August through May) and health benefits for full-time students.  See qualifications and more details on attachment.

Deadline for applications is March 1, 2015.  Please click here for application.

For additional information, please contact Ms. Mary Leggett at 502-852-3108 or melegg02@louisville.edu

A great opportunity for military spouses to continue their education- free!!

The Louisville Metro Affordable Housing Trust Fund (LAHTF) is allocating $963,500 to Habitat for Humanity of Metro Louisville (HfHML), River City Housing (RCH), and the Housing Partnership Inc. (HPI) for the purpose of providing 29 safe and affordable homes to first-time homeowners in Metro Council Districts 1-6,9 and 15. The money, allocated to the Trust Fund by Louisville Metro government, is being dispersed from LAHTF’s HOMEbuyer Program, which makes homeownership affordable to low-income first-time homebuyers.

Approximately fifty percent of the $963,500 will be used by HfHML, RCH, and HPI to build and strengthen neighborhoods by converting vacant and abandoned properties into quality single-family affordable homes, one LAHTF’s priorities. Additionally, LAHTF will continue their commitment to serving very-low income households by ensuring that over fifty percent of the funding will go to assist interested low-income first-time working families earning fifty percent below of the area median income (AMI) in becoming homeowners.

The majority of the 29 homes will be completed and occupied with first-time homeowners within 12 months, and rest will be completed for new homeowners to move into by June 2016.

If you are interested in a homeownership opportunity, contact Habitat for Humanity (502-637-6265), River City Housing (502-587-6763/info@rivercityhousing.org) or the Housing Partnership (502-708-1898/info@WeAreHPI.org).