It’s time to clean house and get ready for another junk collection for the 9th District Urban Services District (USD). You may begin setting out your junk this Friday, November 6 in the afternoon. All junk must be set out by Monday, November 9 at 6:00 a.m. The goal is to collect all junk by Friday, November 13 but delays sometimes occur. For collection guidelines please visit http://louisvilleky.gov/government/public-works/services/junk-and-bulk-trash-disposal. Sign up for junk set out reminders by email and text, click here!

United Crescent Hill Ministries (UCHM), 150 S. State Street, is hosting a community yard sale from 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. This event is rain or shine. This is a great opportunity to buy some reasonably priced practical household or office goods, craft items, and fun things to decorate with for fall and upcoming holidays. For more information, contact Soni Castleberry, Gayle Collins, or Mark Howell at 893-0346. 

The Kentucky Department of Transportation (KYTC) has notified our office that the repaving and restriping of Brownsboro Road and Story Avenue, near the curve, is scheduled for this Saturday, November 7, weather permitting. In order to do the work, KYTC will be closing Brownsboro Road (between Mellwood & Story) and Story Avenue at 9:00 PM on Friday, November 6. The road will remain closed no later than Sunday, November 8 at 6:00 AM.

During the closure there will be intermittent periods when work is not going on as different crews enter and leave the job. During the closure there will be no parking on any portion of Story Avenue.

Please visit, http://transportation.ky.gov/district-5/Pages/default.aspx, for more traffic advisories including:

US 42 (Story Avenue): Lane closures and delays possible between Frankfort Avenue and Mellwood Avenue (mile points 0.6 to 0.9) due to roadway resurfacing. End Date: 11/15/15

If you have any additional questions, please contact Kevin Bailey at 210-5540 or visit the KYTC District 5 Facebook Page, https://www.facebook.com/KYTCDistrict5/?fref=ts. 

The Louisville Sustainability Council (LSC) and Louisville Metro’s Office of Sustainability invite you to attend the second annual Sustainability Summit on November 5 and 6, 2015. An opening reception will be held tonight (Thursday) at Copper & Kings, 1121 East Washington Street, in Butchertown.  On Friday, the event will move to the Kentucky Center for African American Heritage, 1701 West Muhammad Ali Blvd. 

The opening reception from 5:30 - 8:30pm tonight will include welcome presentations, hors d'oeuvres, a cash bar and special entertainment.

On Friday, November 6, from 8:00am - 5:30pm, participants will attend plenary and breakout sessions focused on improving Louisville's air quality.   Tracks include: Buildings, Land Use & Transportation, Alternative Energy, Natural Systems and Community Engagement.  A full agenda is at the link below.  A light breakfast and lunch will be provided. 

Registration for the Sustainability Summit includes entrance to the Thursday evening and Friday events, as well as a one-year membership with the LSC. 

Costs
LSC Members - $50 - Coupon required
General Admission - $75
Students - $25

Register online and view the agenda here:  http://louisvillesustainabilitycouncil.org/sustainability-summit/

We’d like to feature your sustainability story - a resident or business doing good things for the environment.  Riding the bus, bicycling, walking, gardening and more - our eNews will feature practices which can benefit all of us.  Send your story to Bill Hollander or Kyle Ethridge. 

United Crescent Hill Ministries (UCHM) is in need of the following items for their food pantry: canned vegetables, canned fruits, canned meats, dry pasta / spaghetti, and spaghetti sauce. They also need the following school supplies: Wide Rule loose leaf (in packets), Subject notebooks (different color covers), Composition notebooks (non-spiral), Early elementary writing tables (1st, 2nd, & 3rd grades), Pocket Folders without clips to hold loose leaf (different colors) – plastic & regular, Pocket Folders with clips & pockets (different colors) – plastic & regular, Crayons & Markers & Colored Pencils, 2” & 3” binders (3-ring binders), #2 Pencils, traditional yellow school pencils, Index Cards, Rulers, Pink Erasers, Glue Sticks, Scissors – Blunt & Pointy, and Pencil Boxes.

Donations may be dropped off at UCHM at the corner of State and Frankfort Avenue (150 S. State Street) anytime between 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday – Friday.

Boy Scouts of America Troop 1 and Pack 1 are holding their 58th Annual Pancake Day on Saturday, November 14th from 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM at Crescent Hill United Methodist Church (Frankfort and Peterson Avenues). Cost is $7 for all the pancakes you can eat (under 5 eat free). Please also visit the yard sale, bake sale and craft sale at the church at the same time.

Every 1 Reads is a community-wide initiative designed to help JCPS students get to proficiency in literacy.  The initiative, which began in 2004, matches volunteers with students in schools and at Out-of-School Time (OST) Learning Place sites which provide academic and recreational opportunities for students before and after school and throughout the summer. Community volunteers are critical to Every 1 Reads.  These volunteers work one-on-one with students for 30 minutes each week to help them become “reading detectives”.

There are so many students who could read so much better if someone just took the time to connect with them.  It only takes 30 minutes a week, and JCPS provides training before you are paired with a student.  For more information or to volunteer please visit, www.jefferson.kyschools.us/Programs/EveryoneReadsVol/ or call 485-3710.

The next Community Conversation is scheduled for 6:30 pm on Tuesday, November 17 at the Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana, 2115 Lexington Road.  I have invited Mr. Michael Prather with FiberTech to speak about the small cell antennas and poles that are planned for the District, some of which have already been installed.  We have asked a number of questions about these, which result from a franchise agreement entered into in July 2014.  A recent Insider Louisville article is here: http://insiderlouisville.com/metro/new-small-cell-towers-right-ways-installed-city-franchisee-irk-neighbors/

This is an opportunity for you to learn about the franchise agreement and ask any questions regarding the antennas. This is also an opportunity for you to visit with me about any concerns, issues or suggestions at a time and place we hope will be convenient to you.  Please mark your calendar and stop by – and bring along a friend or neighbor!

For the past seveal years, the District 9 office has hosted a mobile tax preparation site at United Crescent Hill Ministries, offering free tax preparation to individuals and families under a certain income bracket. Each year we depend on volunteers to help prepare taxes and greet clients at our mobile site. We have a few dedicated volunteers that help us out every year, but we need more! This year we’d like to offer additional tax preparation dates and hope you’ll consider joining our team! If you are interested in volunteering for the 2015 tax season (February-April 2016) please contact Kyle Ethridge at kyle.ethridge@louisvilleky.gov or call 574-1109. The first volunteer training will be offered on December 12. Volunteers are needed to help prepare taxes AND greet clients.

On Friday, December 11, from 8:30 am – 3:30 pm, the 9th District office, in partnership with U of L Hospital and the James Graham Brown Cancer Center, will offer FREE mammograms at the Clifton Center, 2117 Payne Street.  To make an appointment please contact my office at 574-1109.  Mammograms are for women age 40 and over. There is no cost to eligible women without insurance.  Women with insurance will need to bring their card so a claim may be filed.