 Please join President David Yates for the next "Talk With David" Community Conversation to be held at the Southwest Regional Library's Large Community Room on May 9th, beginning at 6pm.
President Yates has invited new LMPD 3rd Division Major Frank Hardison to introduce him to our community during this meeting.
Representatives from Parks, MSD, Code Enforcement, and Congressman John Yarmuth's office will be on hand to help answer any questions and concerns.
WHEN: Monday, May 9, 2016 at 6:00pm
WHERE: Southwest Regional Library, 9725 Dixie Highway
For more information, call President Yates' office at 574-1125.
 On Thursday, April 23, the University of Louisville's Political Science Department Honored President David Yates be awarding him the Department's Outstanding Alumni for 2016.
President Yates spoke to a group of graduating Political Science Majors providing words of advice on hard work and perseverance. Congratulations to the graduating class of 2016.
 On Wednesday, April 27, President Yates joined Marta Miranda, CEO of the Center for Women & Families, Mike Mays, Owner of Heine Brothers' Coffee, Lieutenant Carolyn Nunn, Commander of the LMPD Special Victims Unit, Circuit Court Clerk David Nicholson and County Attorney Mike O'Connell for a press conference on the importance of Sexual Assault Awareness.
April 27 marks Denim Day in the USA as a means to draw awareness to Sexual Assault.
A special recognition to Patti Barron for telling her story as a sexual assault survivor. Patti hid the act for years before coming forward, freeing her emotions and helping encourage others that have been shamed by sexual assault to come forward and honest with police and the public.
President Yates hopes this awareness campaign will help encourage those that have been sexually assaulted to come forward and know that there is healing, but also to bring awareness to our entire community to Own It by not allowing yourself or your friends to become a perpetrator of sexual assault. Stand up united to fight against Sexual Assault.
http://www.whas11.com/news/local/community/denim-day-for-sexual-assault-awareness-/156384921
http://www.wdrb.com/Clip/12393486/denim-day-raises-awareness-about-sexual-assault
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 Stonestreet Road from the Gene Snyder to 3rd Street Road now has a fresh coat of asphalt. President Yates will continue to fight for more paving funds in the year's budget for both our major roadways and our local roads.
A thank you to Public Works for their dedication to filling pot holes and paving our roadways.
 Don't miss any of the Derby Week Events!
See all events by visiting: Kentucky Derby Festival website!
 Join
us for the Mayor's Derby Brunch on the River at Riverside, The Farnsley-Moremen
Landing on Sunday, May 1st!
Mayor
Fischer is once again the host,which serves as a fundraiser for Riverside, The
Farnsley-Moremen Landing's cultural and educational mission of preserving one
of the greatest pieces of Southwest Louisville's history.
WHEN: Sunday, May 1st from 11:00a.m. - 1p.m.
WHERE: RIverside, The Farnsley-Moremen Landing, 7410 Moorman Road
For more information on purchasing tickets to
the event. Visit www.riverside-landing.org
or call Riverside at 502-935-6809.
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 Citing an effort to increase its ability to help small businesses and “buy local” more often, Metro Louisville announced today that it has added a new vendor portal on the Division of Purchasing’s page of the city website.
Local businesses interested in registering can submit information through the new portal. Louisville Metro agency buyers and Purchasing Division staff will be able to utilize the business information primarily when seeking purchasing opportunities below $20,000. Any purchases above $20,000 require, by state law, a competitive bid process.
In order for Louisville Metro to procure services and products, the business must be registered and compliant with the Revenue Commission and Human Relations Commission. Some common purchases by the city are construction, painting, roofing, pest control and a variety of business services.
Louisville Metro encourages and assists small business development and growth through the work of its Small Business Development staff and partnerships with other resource providers in the city.
Submitting a Vendor Interest Form is not a guarantee for doing business with Louisville Metro Government, nor is it a bid notification system. The portal is a method for presenting local business capabilities and qualifications directly to decision-makers across all Metro agencies.
To complete the Vendor Interest Form, local business owners should visit
https://louisvilleky.gov/government/management-budget/purchasing.
 Move Louisville, the city’s 20-year multi-modal plan, was released on April 14, 2016. The plan describes 16 priority projects and 8 priority policies to improve Louisville’s transportation network.
A 60-day public comment period for Move Louisville also began on April 14th. Metro encourages residents and businesses to review the plan and submit their thoughts and comments at https://louisvilleky.gov/government/advanced-planning/move-louisville.
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 This is the final Week of Pot Hole Blitz!
Citizens are urged to report potholes to Metro Call by dialing 311 or 574-5000. Reports may also be made thorough an online service request at Louiville Metro Call
You
can now download a smartphone application to report issues.
Potholes on interstate highways should be
reported to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet at 1-877-For-KYTC (367-5982).
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Mayor Greg Fischer has launched his SummerWorks jobs program
for 2016 and is urging every company to hire or sponsor jobs for youth.
"We want it to be the business culture of our city that every company,
large and small, hires or sponsors summer jobs for youth," Fischer said.
New companies such as Humana and Kindred Healthcare are joining the effort
for 2016 and UPS and other companies are increasing their commitment. Also, a
new website - SummerWorks.org -- makes it easier for
youth, employers and supporters to sign up and be involved. See a short
video about the new website.
Working closely with Jefferson County Public Schools, Fischer
said there will be a stronger focus this year on placing students in jobs
that match up with what they are learning in school and jobs in the key
business sectors the city is focused on growing such as technology,
healthcare and advanced manufacturing.
Click here
to learn more about SummerWorks.
 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 25 and Southwest Louisville, as they are responsible
for evaluating many important decisions that impact our city and its citizens.
Please click here
for more information. Be sure to alert the District 25 office once you
have applied. Thank you for your interest!
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WHEN: Saturday, May 14, 2016, 10:00AM
Registration Time: 9:00AM
WHERE: Big Four Lawn, Waterfront Park
River Road
Louisville, KY 40202
We're getting ready to walk in March for Babies! It promises to be a fun day out with people who share our passion for improving the health of babies. There'll be family teams, company teams and people walking with friends - it's a great feeling knowing we're all helping real families. Join our event and walk with us to raise money for babies right here in our community!
Premature
birth is the #1 killer of babies in the United States. Those who survive can
face a lifetime of serious health problems. With your support, we can give help
to the hundreds of thousands of babies born prematurely now and bring hope for
the millions more yet to come!
By
raising money, you are helping the March of Dimes fund important research to find
out why premature birth happens and what can be done to prevent it.
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 The “Run for the Roses” is right around the corner! And, the race is on to get those last-minute Kentucky Derby tickets!
BBB is warning those of you who want to attend the Kentucky Derby to beware of scam artists trying to fool you into buying fake Derby tickets!
The best way to avoid getting scammed is to deal with a business that you know is legitimate. You can check out businesses at bbb.org.
Also, just in case you don’t get what you signed up for, pay with a credit card so that you can dispute the charge.
And, be careful when you are using online auction sites, or sites like Craigslist. Scam artists often ask ticket seekers to send money through Western Union. BBB has had reports of ticket-buyers losing thousands of dollars this way. After you wire the money, you never get the tickets…and your money is GONE.
Here are some red flags for Craigslist scams:
Buyer is not local;
Misspellings and grammar errors in the response;
Person offering that Craigslist guarantees a transaction;
Use of Western Union for the transaction;
Seller offers use of an online escrow service.
For more tips, go to bbb.org or call 1-800-388-2222.
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