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Thursday,
February 23rd, the Metro Council’s Community Affairs, Housing, Health and
Education Committee held a special meeting to honor outstanding community
leaders and volunteers as part of its 15th Annual Black History Month Program.
 District 13 Honoree Spencer Concrete Services
Councilwoman Vicki Welch presented the Black History Award and a Proclamation to Jessica Spencer, granddaughter of Floyd Spencer. Jessica accepted on the behalf of the Spencer family. Spencer
Concrete Services Inc. was started by a man of great dedication. In the early 70’s Floyd Spencer decided to take a chance and start his own business. It was
sustained by many members of the family and everyone doing their part to keep
the company their first priority
Throughout
the Louisville Metro Area, Spencer Concrete has performed projects
magnificently for decades. We look forward to providing continual quality
products for our customers with professional attitudes and experienced crew
leaders with 30+ years in the business.
"The Spencer family thanks you tremendously for this
honor! We are proud we made such an impact on our city. We can’t wait for 50 more years!"
 Special Youth Honoree: Shan’Taya Cowan
Shan’Taya
Cowan is an eighteen year
old Fairdale High School senior and the first student ever, at this school, to
be accepted to the Ivy League Harvard University. She is also the first
member of her family to attend college.
She maintains a full schedule of classes, at Fairdale
H. S. and JCTC, works 30 hrs. a week, serves on the Mayor's Youth Advisory
Board and tutors once a week. She plans to be a criminal defense attorney
and aspires to be a Rhodes Scholar or join the Peace Corps after completing her
undergraduate work.
Her message for students
who may be struggling is "believe that education is the key and don't give
up."
 Councilwoman Vicki Welch
of Metro Council District 13, in partnership with Center for Neighborhoods, is excited to announce an opportunity for artists and community
members to develop a new public mural on the New Cut Road corridor.
To
be eligible to bid on the P.A.I.N.T. project, artists must attend a mandatory
workshop scheduled for Saturday, February 25th at Antioch
Church, 7315 Southside Drive, 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM. Interested
residents and artists are encouraged to attend.
For more information, visit our website
Effective April 3, 2017
Effective April 3rd, 2017, all property located in Louisville
Metro and occupied or offered for occupancy in exchange for money or any other
consideration must be registered with Louisville Metro Government. Registration
itself is free and the information required includes the rental unit
street address along with current contact information of the owner and managing
operator.
New owners must register within thirty days of any ownership
transfer. Any change in contact information must be updated on the registry
within thirty days of said change.
Registration is FREE but requires an account with Develop
Louisville. Click the links below to establish an account and access the
registry, or to get detailed information and instructions on registry
requirements.
For more information about the registry, visit the Codes &
Regulations website CLICK HERE
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Brightside & Passport Health Plan
Spring Community-Wide Cleanup
Registration Open!!
The cleanup will take place:
- Saturday, April 15th
- Cleanup times of 8:00am – 12:00pm.
- (If the date we have set doesn't work for your group, that's OK, we will support any cleanup that takes place in the weeks surrounding April 15th.)
Supply pick up will be held on Sunday, April 9th at the Iroquois Park Amphitheater, 1080 Amphitheater Rd, 40214 from 2:00 pm until 5:00 pm.
 Tony Lindauer, Jefferson
County PVA in conjunction with Metro Council Members Vicki Welch D13, Rick Blackwell D12,
Cindi FowlerD14, and David YatesD25 will host a
- Public meeting on March 22nd,
2017 at 6:30 p.m. at the Southwest Regional Library (Activities Room) located
at 9725 Dixie Highway.
Jefferson County
PVA staff will discuss the upcoming 2017 PVA Property Reassessment.
The PVA will provide
information to property owners on how their property is valued and will also
instruct property owners how to conference their property assessment. Conferencing
with The PVA is the first step to appealing a property value.
The PVA will also
be on hand daily at the Southwest Library:
- Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
- April 24th – May 15th
to assist property owners
in their conferencing process with the PVA
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Metro Public Works (MPW) Roads and Operations Division works year
round patching potholes whenever they are reported. MPW encourages anyone who
spots a pothole in Louisville to report it to MetroCall as quickly as possible.
There are several ways to do it:
Whichever method you choose, make sure to be as specific with
location information as you can. Don't assume someone else has reported it.
 LIHEAP, the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program Crisis
Phase continues until- March 31, or until available funds have been expended.
Residents wishing to apply must make an appointment in advance
utilizing the new, automated appointment system. Available twenty four hours a day, seven days a week, the system provides a confirmation number indicating that an
appointment was successfully scheduled.
Scheduling an appointment by
phone:
Call 502-991-8391
LIHEAP applications will be completed at the
time of the appointment at:
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South Central Neighborhood Place, 4255 Hazelwood Ave.,
40215
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Southwest Government Center/Dixie Highway location. 7219
Dixie Highway, 40258
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MSD has identified the critical needs in these areas in a draft 20-year Critical Repair & Reinvestment Plan, developed solutions and is ready to move forward.
Now, MSD wants to talk directly with the public about the risks, the solutions, and most importantly how soon the work will begin.
 However,
the solutions come with a large price tag - $4.3 billion over the next 20
years, including almost $500 million to finish the remaining federal Consent
Decree obligations for managing sewer overflows.
Interested citizens can review the Critical
Repair & Reinvestment Plan and summaries through
March 1, 2017
at any
branch of the Louisville Library or on MSD’s website at www.LouisvilleMSD.org/CriticalRepairPlan.
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 The Compassionate Cities Index is a project from U of L's Institute for Sustainable Health & Optimal Aging, in partnership with Louisville Metro Government, the U of L School of Medicine, the International Charter for Compassionate Cities, Compassionate Louisville and the International Charter for Compassion.
We need to collect 67 survey responses from each of the 37 standard ZIP codes in Jefferson County. Participants in the study must be over the age of 18 residing in Jefferson County. Participants can complete the survey online at here or contact the Institute at (502) 852-5228 to receive a paper survey to complete.
Study volunteers also are needed to participate in a 30-minute semi-structured interview. If you are interested in being interviewed, please contact Lauren Humpert, study coordinator, at (502)852-5228 or lauren.humpert@louisville.edu
Southwest
Community Ministries will celebrate our 33rd year of uniting the SW community
in helping our neighbors in need. We will again have our annual “Dinner
with The Monarchs” on February 25 at The Church of The
Incarnation. The $30-ticket event will feature a delicious dinner, a live
and silent auction, followed with great music by The Monarchs. Doors will
open at 5:30 and fun immediately begins. Tickets must be purchased in
advance by calling SWCM at 502-935-0310 or stopping by to see us at 8504
Terry Road.
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Contact If Interested
The indoor park will is 41,000 square foot, indoor trampoline park
with jumping activities including sports and fitness programs, competitive
jumping, and just plain, old-fashioned jumping fun. The park will
include such activities as a foam pit, spike basketball, gymnastics tumble
tracks, toddler area, basketball dunking lanes, dodge ball and fitness classes.
Altitude Trampoline Louisville is the twenty-first location of the Altitude
family offering high-energy and exciting entertainment activities.
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Where: 4420 Dixie Hwy, Louisville, KY 40216
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Hours: Open Daily CLICK HERE for Hours
 The South Louisville Business Association has for several years
donated a $500.00 scholarship to high school seniors that are pursuing a
college degree next year. Last year's winner accepting her check from SLBA & Penn Station..
Detailed information for our Scholars Program is
available on our website: http://www.slba-lou.org under
our Community tab.
The program competition is available to high school senior
students who either attend school within our business area or live in our
business area but may attend a different school. The areas covered by our
Business Association are listed on our website under the About tab.
The South Louisville Area Business Association Scholars Program
Application must be turned in by March 31, 2017 (Attn: Scholarship
Chairman) for evaluation and selections. The scholarship check will be written
to the university or college where the student selected will be attending
and placed in the students account.
If you require further information or have additional questions,
feel free to contact myself or Kelly Cooper, Administrative Assistant kcooper@keyesarchitects.com at any time.
 Louisville Metro Parks has been selected to receive funding through
the Mayor's SummerWorks program, administered by YouthBuild Louisville.
This particular support will fund spring training and
summer employment for approximately 10 college-track young adults ages 18 to 21
who reside in urban Louisville neighborhoods that are the focal point of the
CCCN initiative.
Selected young adults who have an affinity for the outdoors and an
interest in sharing this passion to mentor children will be provided training
in basic environmental science programming, outdoor recreation, and
environmental stewardship.
Those trained participants will then be offered summer employment
to conduct out-of-school time programs serving children through selected
neighborhood youth service providers and community centers.
If you or someone you know would be interested in applying for this
position, the listing will soon be posted to www.summerworks.org. The specific listing will
be posted by March 1st, but likely sooner.
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This new web app gives users an intuitive and accurate way to
explore possible careers based on occupation, salary, and college degree.
The Career Calculator is being used in schools, career centers
and libraries across the Louisville region.
Links to Workforce Resources
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