From Monday, October 24 through Saturday, October 29, to correspond with Junk Pick Up dates, River Metals Recycling (RMR) is inviting 9th District Residents to receive higher rates for recycling scrap metal: an extra $10 per net ton for sheet metal/appliances and 5 cents per pound extra for aluminum cans and copper.  To participate, print the coupon attached to this email and bring your scrap metal to RMR at 2045 River Road between October 24-29. RMR hours of operation are: Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. and Saturday 7:30 a.m. – Noon.  Thanks to RMR for offering this incentive. Go green with RMR and get your green!  Keep metal out of the landfill by taking it to River Metals to be recycled instead of setting it out for Junk Pick Up. Click here to view a video on how to recycle your metals at RMR.

Absentee voting is underway in Kentucky.  Voters who will be outside Jefferson County on Election Day are among those who can vote absentee.  More information about voting absentee, both by mail and in-house, is here: http://www.elections.jeffersoncountyclerk.org/absentee_voting.shtml.

If you qualify to vote by absentee ballot, you can do that now at the Jefferson County Clerk’s Election Center, which has moved to 701 West Ormsby Avenue, Suite 301.  In-house absentee voting is available for qualified individuals on Monday through Friday from 8:30 am – 4:30 pm, on Saturdays October 22 and 29 from 9:00 am – 2:00 pm and on Saturday, November 5 from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm. 

If you are voting in person on November 8 and want to check your polling place or see a sample ballot, you can do that here: http://ags2.lojic.org/WhereDoIVote/. Exercise your right to vote this fall!

Bicycling for Louisville is teaming up with the Kentucky Waterways Alliance and the Beargrass Creek Alliance for a “Clean Water Pedal” this Sunday, October 16.  The cycling tour begins at Copper & Kings American Brandy Company, 1121 East Washington Street in Butchertown, at 1:00 pm and concludes there at 4:00 pm.  It travels through the lower Beargrass Creek watershed to visit some key sustainable rainwater management features in the community, visiting several green infrastructure elements, and exploring MSD efforts to manage storm water issues.  The approximately 12-14 mile ride ends back at Copper & Kings in Butchertown for drinks. 

For more information about the Clean Water Pedal,   click here for Eventbrite tickets or click here for Facebook event page.  It is free for Bicycling for Louisville members. 

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. 

Metro Parks and Recreation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host the second in a series of three public meetings on Beargrass Creek restoration efforts from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Monday, October 17 at the Clifton Center, 2117 Payne Street.

Metro Parks and the Corps are partners in a planning effort entitled: “Beargrass Creek Trail Conceptual Shared Use Path and Ecological Restoration Plan.”

The plan area will extend generally along Beargrass Creek from its confluence with the Ohio River to the area of the Grinstead Drive/Lexington Road intersection. This is the second in a series of three public meetings over the next five months to gather public input and to share the planning team’s findings, alternate courses of action, and final recommendations.

The intent of this meeting will be to present the preliminary alignments and concepts for ecological restoration, based on fieldwork and input from the first public meeting.

Join us Wednesday, October 19 at 6:30 p.m., for a District 9 Community Conversation at Supplies Over Seas, 1500 Arlington. We have these meetings every other month. On Wednesday, you can learn more about a great D9 non-profit which collects medical supplies and equipment which would end up in the landfill and distributes it to places where it is desperately needed. More about Supplies Over Seas is here: http://www.suppliesoverseas.org/. 

The Community Conversation will also feature an update from City Hall and your opportunity to make suggestions and comments, and ask questions. We are hoping for an unscripted, open conversation about D9 and the City. Please mark your calendar and join us - and bring along a friend or neighbor! 

Mark your calendars for Saturday, October 22nd for a cleanup of Frankfort Avenue between Mellwood and Story Avenues in the Butchertown Neighborhood. Volunteers should plan to meet at 8:30 a.m. at Frankfort and Mellwood for coffee and breakfast sandwiches, and the cleanup will officially begin at 9:00 a.m. We’ll supply bags, gloves, and t-shirts on a first-come, first-served basis. We’ll work to remove overgrowth, mulch, and pick up litter along Frankfort Avenue. Please contact the office if you have any questions at 574-1109 or email kyle.ethridge@louisvilleky.gov. Let’s have a big crowd making D9 a little cleaner!

If you would like to organize your own cleanup team, you can register through Brightside online. 

CSX has recently contacted our office regarding upcoming railroad work in D9. CSX is planning to replace the railroad ties along Frankfort Avenue and Westport Road the week of October 31.

From Monday through Friday, a crew of sixty workers will be replacing ties from the Clifton neighborhood to Hubbards Lane and rebuilding crossings at many D9 streets. The crossings will be closed as the work progresses, including multiple crossings closed at the same time, which will force significant detours.  CSX will post closure signage along the tracks beginning next Monday. Based on the below schedule, roads will be closed between 24-48 hours. CSX’s tentative schedule is as follows:

Monday, October 31

• Galt Avenue
• Birchwood Avenue

Tuesday, November 1

• Crescent Avenue
• Hillcrest Avenue
• Pennsylvania Avenue
• Reservoir Avenue
• Blackburn

Wednesday, November 2

• Masonic Home Drive
• Fenley Avenue (only after Blackburn reopens)
• Chenoweth Lane

Thursday, November 3

• St. Matthews Avenue
• Clover Lane
• Westport Road
• Thierman Lane

For basic details for below case/s please visit http://www.louisvilleky.gov/PlanningDesign/.  Click on “Search Case Information” link on the left navigation bar.  Then select the “home” tab and select the type of case and enter the case number.  For specific case information please call or email the listed case manager.  If you have any questions please contact Planning & Design directly at 574-6230.

Join the Friends of the Louisville Free Public Library – they are looking for a few good friends! Friends Membership Week kicks off with a book drive at the Main Library, 301 York Street, on Saturday, October 15 from 9:00 a.m. – Noon. Drop off your new and gently used books, CDs, and DVDs at the York Street entrance. PLUS, join or renew your membership for $15 during Membership Week and be entered for a chance to win a signed poster and copy of “The Book” by internationally renowned Louisville artist Julius Friedman. Visit www.friendsofthelfpl.org or call 574-1648.

The Great St. Matthews Pumpkin Caper, sponsored by Troop 115 Boy Scouts of America, will run October 15th-31st (or until the pumpkins run out!). The pumpkin sale is the major fundraiser for the troop for each calendar year.  Proceeds help the troop pay for operating expenses as well as help fund Scouts' fees for trips, uniforms, and other expenses.

The Pumpkin Caper will be held at Beargrass Christian Church, 4100 Shelbyville Rd.  Hours will be 4:30pm-8:30 pm Monday-Friday and 9am - 9pm Saturday and Sunday.  Beargrass Christian has sponsored Troop 115 continuously since 1943.  The Pumpkin Caper has been the troop's major fundraising effort since the 1980's. Credit cards accepted.

Please contact Charlie Gabriel at 291-4490 if you have any questions.

MSD will host a Design Update Meeting concerning the Lexington & Payne CSO (Combined Sewer Overflow) Basin proposed for an area near Lexington Road and Payne Street, MSD will provide design update information, and offer an opportunity for public input and comments. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 18 at 6:30 p.m. at Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana Building, 2115 Lexington Road. Questions, please contact the Project Manager, Brandon Flaherty at 540-6632.

Jack O'Lantern Spectacular
Oct. 13 through Nov. 6 at dusk until 11:00 p.m.
Louisville’s Iroquois Park, 1080 Amphitheater Road

The pumpkins will illuminate a 1/4-mile trail adjacent to the Iroquois Amphitheater. The trail is open Sunday through Thursday, and until midnight on Friday and Saturday nights. Tickets range from $9 to $15, with discounts for seniors and children 12 and under. Proceeds from the event benefit the Louisville Parks Foundation. The event is held rain or shine. Individual tickets may be purchased in advance for specific nights at the Iroquois Amphitheater Box Office or online at www.jackolanternlouisville.com.

Trick or Treatment with Louisville Water
Wednesday, October 26 from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Crescent Hill Treatment Plant and the Gatehouse at the Crescent Hill Reservoir

Event includes a plant tour, prizes, fun science experments, snacks, and Zombie Walk around the Reservoir. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Parking available along Reservoir Avenue.

Free Dive-In Movie
Friday, October 28 at 7:00 p.m.
Mary T. Meagher Aquatic Center, 201 Reservoir Avenue

Enjoy Hotel Transylvania, rated PG. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Concessions will be available. Free and open to the public

Halloween in Brown Park
Saturday, October 29 from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 

Event includes games, music, hayrides, with trick-or-treating beginning at 11:30 a.m. Children start at the pavilion in Brown Park and proceed through the “haunted forest” along the path where the participating organizations will be set up in their booths passing out goodies. The event ends at 2:00 p.m.

Halloween on Hillcrest Avenue
Monday, October 31

This time of year, Hillcrest Avenue becomes a destination where visitors can see up to fifty homes between Brownsboro Road and Frankfort Avenue all decked out for Halloween. Bring canned goods or non-perishable foods to donate to United Crescent Hill Ministries at the designated collection bins on each block.

Louisville Metro Solid Waste and Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore now accept partial cans of latex paint for recycling.  The collected paint will be re-blended for sale in Habitat ReStore locations in Louisville. The program is made possible by a grant from the Kentucky Pride Fund.

Staffed Recycling Centers

Tuesday - Saturday 10AM to 5PM

• 595 Hubbards Lane
• 7219 Dixie Highway
• 7201 Outer Loop

Habitat For Humanity ReStore

Check for hours

• 2777 S Floyd St
• 4044 Taylorsville Rd
• 1631 Rowan St

This program is for latex paint only. Oil based paints, thinners and solvents should be taken to: HAZ BIN  at 7501 Grade Lane