 We will hold a special community meeting to discussion possible options for future use of the old
Parkland Grocery store at 28th and Virginia Avenue.
The meeting will take place on Monday, July 24th from 6:00-7:30 P.M. at Irma
Dee’s, 1213 S. 28th Street. Light
refreshments will be served
Metro Louisville announced in May it had purchased the
property with the hopes of using it as a way to enhance economic development in
the neighborhood and the Parkland area in general. Officials also want to
ensure that any future use of the old grocery store match the goals of the
recently completed Parkland Neighborhood Plan.
To
learn more about the Parkland Neighborhood Plan, visit https://louisvilleky.gov/government/advanced-planning/parkland-neighborhood-plan.
For
more information about the community meeting, contact us at 574-1101.
 Residential garbage, recycling and yard waste collection
within the Louisville Metro Urban Services District (former Louisville city
limits) will be collected one hour earlier than usual for the balance of this
week due to extreme weather conditions.
With daily high temperatures flirting with the 100-degree
mark this week, waste collection will begin at 5 a.m. Wednesday, July 19 and
through the rest of the week. That is one hour earlier than the usual 6 a.m.
start. This measure will lower the risk of heat related illness for Solid Waste
Division workers by reducing exposure to rising temperatures.
Residents should
place waste out for collection anytime between 4 p.m. on the day preceding
collection and 5 a.m. on collection day. Project Pickup bulk waste collection,
which usually begins at 7 a.m., will instead begin at 6 a.m.
 The Metro Council’s Public Works, Parks, Sustainability and Transportation Committee will host a special committee meeting on Tuesday, July 25th from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. in Council Chambers, 601 W. Jefferson Street.
The special committee meeting will allow the public the chance to voice their opinion on the proposed public tree ordinance, which affects trees on public lands and in public rights of way.
Individuals wishing to speak will sign up with the Clerk’s Office one hour prior to the start of the meeting on the 3rd floor of City Hall. Sign-up sheets will be at the Third Floor Lobby desk. Speakers are called in order of signup and have up to five minutes to make comments. No signups will be taken by phone or online.
All Metro Council Committee meetings are carried live on Metro TV, Spectrum Cable Channel 25 and on UVERSE Channel 99.You can watch the meetings online by going to the Metro Council home page at http://louisvilleky.gov/government/metro-council/metro-council-clerk and click the “Watch Meetings Online” button
 This coming Tuesday June 13th
the New Roots, Parkland Fresh Stop Market, 1600 Virginia Avenue and partners
welcome everyone to the first Parkland Fresh Stop Market of the 2017 growing season!
Fresh Stop Markets (FSM) are run by leaders in a grassroots food justice
movement that operates from the belief that fresh food is a basic human right.
FSMs are volunteer, community-driven farm-fresh food markets that pop up
bi-weekly at local churches and community centers in fresh food insecure
neighborhoods.
“Shareholders” agree to cooperate and pay ahead of time, on a
sliding scale, for ten varieties of seasonal, local, organic produce that can
then be picked up at a given time and day, at one of the 15 different Kentucky
and southern Indiana Markets. This cooperation and financial commitment ensures
that farmers don’t face the same degree of risk as with traditional farmers’
markets. The sliding scale means food is affordable and everyone is included.
The deadline for ordering your share of produce is this Friday, June 9th at 9
PM.
Please go to http://www.newroots.shop/<http://www.newroots.shop/> to order. Families on SNAP
please call 502-509-6770 to place your order. You can also email nfo@newroots.org<mailto:info@newroots.org>.
WIC participants pay $6, those at or below 185 percent federal poverty
guidelines pay $12, others pay $25, and those who would like to invest in the
community pay $40.
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> Everyone gets the same food! At every Market a chef hosts a cooking
demonstration, offering samples and recipes for the very same vegetables and
fruits that shareholders bring home. There is a diverse, family reunion
atmosphere.
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> For more information and to find out more about the other Fresh Stop
Market locations, go to: http://www.newroots.org/faqs.html<http://www.newroots.org/faqs.html
Two opportunities for 4 Your Child – Dads Making the
Difference Workshop Series
For more information and to register, contact Dr. Cheri Langley at (502)
709-9323 or at Cheri.Langley@louisville.edu.
“4 Your Child” is an eight-week fatherhood program that aims to improve the
quantity and quality of fathers” involvement by integrating responsible
parenting, economic stability, and relationship education services.
Participants may be compensated for their time up to $220 but registration is
required.
- Saturdays, July 22 – Sept. 16, First Neighborhood
Place, 1503 Rangeland Rd. , at T.J. Middle School, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
- Saturdays, July 29 – Sept. 23, Charmoli Center
Neighborhood Place, 200 Juneau Dr., Ste. 200, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
July 27, Back to School Festival at
Valley High School, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Located at 10200 Dixie Highway. For more information call 363-1483.
This annual event is open to families with children in kindergarten through high
school. School supplies and backpacks will be provided while supplies
last to families that participate in three, ten-minute
‘mini-trainings’. Over twenty presenters and more than forty
vendors will be at the event plus mascots and lots of hands on fun to help
everyone “Unlock Your Superhero Powers”. Sponsored by South Jefferson
Neighborhood Place, Cane Run Neighborhood Place, Louisville Metro Department of
Resiliency and Community Services, South Jefferson Community Partnership,
Drug-Free Communities Grant, area JCPS schools, Kidz Club, Kosair
Charities, Fairdale Christian Church, Fairdale First Baptist Church
and Valley View Church.
 Common Table, a culinary
arts training program at Catholic Charities, hosts Table of Plenty, a free
monthly meal the last Wednesday of each month. Anyone is welcome to
attend.
Catholic Charities Gym
2234 West Market St
12pm – 5pm
The last Wednesday of each month:
June 28
July 26
August 30
September 27
October 25
 The
Louisville Bats are hosting two types of Louisville Metro Government
Nights.
Metro
Council Mondays: For this program, the Bats will host groups
and organizations doing the good of the community. This includes 12,000 total
tickets distributed for use on any of these Monday nights: July 17 and August
28. Examples include school fundraisers, charity auctions, and several others.
Community
Nights: The Bats will host two community nights, providing
tickets, hot dogs, and soft drinks to non-profit groups who would not be able
to afford a Bats game under regular circumstances. These two nights include
4,000 guests for each game on July 18 and August 2. Groups will need to contact
the Bats office directly to sign up for the program and each group member will
get a voucher for a ticket, hot dog and soft drink. Examples include mentoring
organizations, social service agencies, and many more.
To request tickets for either part of the program, organizations
should contact Shelby Harding at sharding@batsbaseball.com. Please include
your Metro Council District, organization name, contact name, mailing address, daytime
phone and number of tickets requested. Email requests are preferred, but if
email is not available please call 614-4502.
 In
preparation for warmer temperatures this season, KIPDA Area Agency on Aging and
Independent Living is again partnering with Louisville Metro Office for Aging
& Disabled Citizens (OADC) to collect electric fans for seniors and persons
with physical disabilities. The fans will be distributed to qualified
individuals within the KIPDA region including Jefferson, Bullitt, Henry, Shelby,
Oldham, Spencer, and Trimble Counties.
Donations of new box fans will be collected thru June 14 at:
-
KIPDA, 11520 Commonwealth Drive (Lou., KY 40299)
-
WLKY Studio, 1918 Mellwood Ave. (Lou, KY 40206)
Drop
off hours are Monday through Friday; 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. for KIPDA and 8:30
a.m.- 5:30 p.m. for WLKY.
Monetary
donations will also be accepted to purchase fans. Make checks made payable to
KIPDA, Attn: Fan Fair Program and mail to the address on Commonwealth
Drive listed above postmarked by June 14. If you would like to make
special arrangements for a donation or need further information, please contact
Sarah Teeters (502) 574-5092 at the OADC or Jennifer Craig (502) 266-5571 at
KIPDA.
Last
year, over 600 fans were distributed to residents in need thanks to fan or
monetary donations given by community organizations, churches, businesses, and
private citizens. Local station WLKY TV32 provided both on-air and
on-line advertising, in addition to serving as one of the drop-off locations,
and will provide similar support to this year’s efforts.
On
June 24, a “Fan Fair” will be held from 8 a.m.- 12 p.m. at The Edison Center
located at 701 W. Ormsby Ave. to distribute the collected fans to seniors 60
and older, as well as to individuals with physical disabilities, on a
first-come, first-served basis.
Qualifications
to receive a free fan will be:
- Person 60 years or older
- OR documentation verified by a physician of a
physical disability
- Must be a resident of Jefferson, Oldham, Henry, Shelby,
Spencer, Trimble or Bullitt Counties
- Proof of address and age will we required
- One fan per household
Coinciding with the Fan Fair will be a health
fair open to all ages to provide basic health checks and information from local
area resources. Louisville Metro Department of Public Health &
Wellness and LMPD will also facilitate a ‘Take Back Event’ to properly and
safely dispose of unwanted or expired prescription drugs.
 Center For Neighborhoods is now accepting applications for Neighborhood Institute Fall 2017!
Classes will meet at:
Center For Neighborhoods HQ
507 South Third Street
August 26th - November 9th, 2017
Every Thursday, 6:00 - 8:30 PM
Dinner provided.
Please click HERE to for more information,
or to apply for the Fall 2017 class.
The application deadline for Neighborhood Institute Fall 2017 is 12:00PM on Friday, August 11th, 2017.
About Neighborhood Institute The Neighborhood Institute is open to all neighborhoods, Metro Council Districts and the whole community. There is no charge to attend.
The Neighborhood Institute is a neighborhood leadership-education program established in 1987 by the Center For Neighborhoods, a non-profit civic organization. The Neighborhood Institute equips neighborhood leaders with the resources necessary to effect positive change by acting through and with their neighborhood groups.
Part of the Neighborhood Institute curriculum includes a self-directed project in the community. Through the class projects, people become engaged in the community as they branch out and apply the information and knowledge from the class to real life situations.
For more information, contact John Hawkins, 502-589-0343 or johnh@centerforneighborhoods.org.
 Louisville
Asset Building Coalition is here to help. They will be offering FREE tax
assistance now through October 13, 2017 at the following locations.
By
Appointment Only: Call LABC @ (502) 814-2715
Appointments
are for times between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the first two locations:
Tuesdays:
Louisville Asset Building Coalition
1126 Berry Blvd
Louisville, KY 40215
Wednesdays:
Louisville Urban League
1535 W Broadway
Louisville, KY 40203
Thursdays:
Every other week (call for schedule) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at
Sun Valley Community Center 6505 Bethany Lane, Louisville KY 40272
United Crescent Hill Ministries 150 State St., Louisville KY 40206
Thursday evening from 5:00 p.m. to 8 p.m. :Americana Community Center 4801
Southside Dr., Louisville KY 40214
For Taxpayers with Household Income of $65,000 or less
MAKE
SURE YOU BRING
•
Social security card for everyone on tax return
•
Picture ID for Taxpayer and Spouse
•
W-2 and 1099 from employer
•
List of other income/expenses
•
1098 for education credit
•
1095-A for certain healthcare credits
•
Blank check or account info for direct deposit
Schedule C’s also prepared for self-employment
Phone:
(502) 814-2715 www.labcservices.org
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