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In partnership with Brightside we will be cleaning up the 9th District this Saturday, October 22, 2011, from 8:30 am – Noon. Plan to meet in the parking lot at Frankfort and N Keats at 8:30 a.m. for donated breakfast sandwiches from the Clifton McDonalds and hot coffee from Heine Brothers’ Coffee. At 9:00 a.m. volunteers will start cleaning up along Frankfort Avenue and other areas in the district. We’ll provide FREE bags, gloves, tools and t-shirts will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis. For more information please contact my office at 574-1109 or email Kyle Ethridge if you would like to volunteer.
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Now is the time to tackle your fall cleaning and get rid of bulky items not accepted by regular garbage collection. This Sunday, October 23rd from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. residents may drop-off items such as appliances, furniture and mattresses at the Waste Management Outer Loop Landfill, 2673 Outer Loop. Some items will not be accepted including yard waste (grass, limbs, leaves, etc.), hazardous materials, paint, tires, commercial trash, computers, televisions and other electronics.
Residents are encouraged to separate the metal items from other regular junk items. I’d like to encourage you to take your metal to River Metals Recycling, 2114 Metal Lane off River Road, and get CA$H for your metal. Check out this video to learn how.
Household Hazardous Materials Collection Center (HAZ BIN), 7501 Grade Lane - hours Wednesdays and Saturdays, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Residents may dispose of hazardous materials including oil and lead-based paints, lawn fertilizers, batteries and household chemicals, free of charge.
Thank you for attending the Fall Community Forum on Tuesday, October 11, 2011. We were able to collect around 200 pairs of shoes that will be exported to retailers in the developing world and the resale of the shoes provides jobs and affordable footwear. For more information about the program and for other drop off locations please visit, http://edgeoutreach.com/shoes/shoes-water. Thanks to all our guest speakers this year including: Major Eddie Jones, LMPD 5th Division; Mr. Dirk Gowin, Metro Public Works – Brownsboro Road Reconfiguration; Ms. CJ Parrish, Masonic Home – Master Plans; and Councilman Rick Blackwell – Re-Districting Committee and Process. Check out some photos from the event by clicking here!
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By Vince Guenthner, Louisville Water Company - Louisville Water Company (LWC) is in the midst of $100 million dollar complete renovation of the Crescent Hill Filtration Plant. Most of the work to date has been in their fenced area behind the filter plant including the construction of a new elevated storage tank. Lately, activity has increased around the coagulation basins on Reservoir Avenue. Scope of the project includes rehabilitation of the chlorine building,
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complete rehabilitation of the existing basins including, concrete work, replacing the hand rails and new lighting. The building near the basins will also be rehabbed. This work will involve painting, roof repair, masonry work and new windows.
Most of the construction will not occur until December of this year with heavy equipment work starting in the first quarter of 2012. In January LWC’s contractor will begin constructing the staging area that will house the equipment and materials for the project. This staging area will be fenced and will take up roughly 1/3 of the existing “green space” north of the basins. The staging area is temporary but will remain in place for the entire length of the project. The project is not scheduled to be complete until the second quarter of 2013.
They are asking their customers to be patient while they complete this important work that will enable LWC to continue to deliver safe and reliable drinking water. Once the project is complete the staging area will be removed and the area will be fully restored.
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LG&E and KU support qualified tree-planting initiatives by non-profit organizations and local government agencies through the company’s “Plant for the Planet” program. One-year matching grants ranging from $500 to $5,000 each are available with a total distribution of $75,000
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per annum. More than 20,000 trees have been planted since the program’s inception in 2009, beautifying and sustaining a variety of urban, suburban and rural settings within the LG&E and KU service areas. Applications for 2011 grants are being accepted through November 30th. Grant recipients will be announced in February 2012. Applications, guidelines and other information are at www.lge-ku.com/plantfortheplanet.
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The Fifth Division Advisory Board will sponsor Adopt-A-School. Breckenridge–Franklin Elementary at 1351 Payne Street will be the beneficiary of the community’s generosity for Christmas 2011. They will have a charity raffle of UK and U of L signed basketballs and footballs. The donations of community businesses will provide a holiday program of magicians, backpacks, and goodies for all the students of Breckenridge–Franklin. Their fundraising is now in full swing and no donation is too small. Contact Sgt. Kevin Wheatley at 574-7636 if you or your organization would like to donate. Click here to read the entire newsletter
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From Ursuline Sisters of Louisville Communication & Media Relations Coordinator, Fran Webb - Over the course of the last 18 months, the leadership of the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville and representatives of Sacred Heart Schools have been meeting to determine the future use of the Marian Hall building on the Ursuline Campus on Lexington Road. Marian Hall, which has been empty since January 2010, served as a nursing facility for the Ursuline Sisters between 1977 to 2010. Originally constructed in the mid 1950s, Marian Hall was used as a dormitory, library, and office space for Ursuline College until the college merged with Bellarmine College, now University, in 1968. In keeping with the sisters’ and schools’ commitment to the environment, to maintaining the beauty of the Ursuline Campus and to utilizing the campus space in the most beneficial manner for students in Sacred Heart Schools, for the Ursuline Sisters and for the neighborhood, a final decision has been made to green deconstruct the building. The decision to green deconstruct Marian Hall came on September 28, after both the Ursuline Sisters and Sacred Heart Schools determined there was no viable use for the building. A “green method” will be utilized to deconstruct Marian Hall. This means re-using everything possible—from bricks to door knobs—and recycling materials to reduce the amount of refuse sent to a landfill. Interior deconstruction of the building will commence in the next few weeks. Work on the exterior will take place when the schools are on break in summer 2012, with completion by the beginning of the 2012 school year. Plans are for the area presently occupied by Marian Hall to be converted into a landscaped open space. This decision about Marian Hall was not made lightly. It reflects the intention of the Ursuline Sisters and Sacred Heart Schools to remain faithful to the responsibility entrusted to them as good stewards of the Ursuline Campus. All questions concerning the deconstruction of Marian Hall should be directed to Fran Webb, Communication and Media Relations Coordinator for the Ursuline Sisters at (502)212-1750, or fwebb@ursulineslou.org.
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Saturday, October 22: 13th Annual Fall Community Clean-up in partnership with Brightside from 8:30 am – Noon. Register to help clean up the 9th District with Councilwoman Tina Ward-Pugh’s team by calling 574-1109. FREE coffee provided by Heine Brothers’ Coffee and FREE breakfast sandwiches provided by Clifton McDonald’s. FREE bags, gloves, tools and t-shirts (on first-come, first-serve basis) will be provided. 10-22-11 Spring Brightside Cleanup
Saturday, October 22: Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana’s Fall Fest 5K/10K at the Summit Louisville at Brownsboro Road and Gene Snyder. Online registration available at active.com. This event benefits the Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana. Fall Fest 5K Brochure 2011 – 10-22-11
Saturday, October 22: Shredding event from 9:00 – 11:00 am at the Beacon House, 963 S Second Street. The Beacon House would appreciate a donation, suggested at $10 and up. Beacon House is a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization and depends upon continued financial support to keep the facility open and offering the miracle of recovery to individuals who suffer from an incurable, progressive, potentially fatal illness. For more information please contact L. Lee Whitlock at 581-0765.
Saturday, October 22: Create Halloween Masks at the American Printing House for the Blind, 1839 Frankfort Avenue, at 10:00 am. Museum staff will guide participants of all ages and abilities as they make a scary or friendly Halloween masks and headdresses using tactile materials. Free to the public but registration is required. Call 899-2213 by October 20 to register. Open to all ages.
Saturday, October 22: The Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Louisville present an Inaugural Gala Concert at 7:30 pm at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Lexington Road at Godfrey Avenue. A portion of the proceeds from the concert will benefit United Crescent Hill Ministries (UCHM). Tickets are $15.00 each. For more information please call 439-6007 or visit www.gsslou.com.
Sunday, October 23: American Cancer Society’s 14th Annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer event at 11:30 a.m. at Waterfront Park. For more information visit www.makingstrideslouisville.org.
Sunday, October 23: Louisville Visual Art Association (LVAA) and The Speed Art Museum Fall Series – adult and children series from 1:00 – 5:00 pm at LVAA, 3005 River Road. The October 23 adult session is to create textile designs with Pat Sturzel and the children session is to create a penny quilt with Emily Forrester. Adult classes $55/$65 and children classes $50/$55. For more information call 896-2146 or visit www.louisvillevisualart.org.
Monday, October 24: Neighborhood Meeting NOTICE for Big Al's Beeritaville zoning change from industrial to commercial for 1715 Mellwood Avenue. Meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m. at Big Al's Beeritaville, 1715 Mellwood Avenue.
Tuesday, October 25: Active Living Conference on Advocacy from 4:30 – 6:00 pm at the Forum at the Health Department, 400 E Gray Street. Topic is bike, pedestrian and other Active Living Advocacy topics. If you want to improve sidewalks where you walk, add a bike lane or change a state law, learn more about how to do it during the Active Living Conference. For more information, call Marigny Bostock with the Mayor’s Healthy Hometown Movement, 574-6209. active living poster oct 25
Tuesday, October 25: Volare Ristorante, 2300 Frankfort Avenue, hosts a tour of Italy Piedmont Wine Dinner. Enjoy a 6-course meal with wines. Cost $75 plus tax and gratuity. Make reservations by contacting 894-4446.
Tuesday, October 25: Charity Night at Texas Roadhouse, located at 6460 Dutchmans Parkway, from 4:00 – 10:00 pm for United Crescent Hill Ministries (UCHM). Please print out this flyer and bring with you so a portion of your ticket sales will be donated to UCHM. Texas Roadhouse – UCHM Flyer 10-25-11
Wednesday, October 26: Comfy Cow GRAND OPENING on Frankfort Avenue. Come check out the beautiful renovations of the Queen Anne. Ribbon cutting by Mayor Greg Fischer at 11:00 am.
Thursday, October 27: Public Form to release the 2011 State of Metropolitan Housing Report, Noon, at New Directions Housing Corporation, 1000 E Liberty Street. For more information call 452-6718 or visit www.metropolitanhousing.org.
Friday, October 28: Join us for a GREEN Halloween at eyeDia from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. as part of the FAT Friday Trolley Hop. eyedia is located at 1631 Mellwood Avenue. Join Councilwoman Tina Ward-Pugh and Green Triangle volunteers to sign up for expanded recycling in the 9th District and learn about the Green Triangle’s vision of a more sustainable future. Celebrate Green Halloween – wear all green and receive a free gift from the Green Triangle. Beginning at 6:00 p.m. eyedia will have refreshments and music by Paul Petty. A percentage of sales from 6-9 p.m. will go to the Green Triangle to help make our neighborhood a greener place.We hope to see you there! Share the event with your friends on Facebook with this event posting
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