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Happy Holidays to you and your family! Metro Louisville offices will be closed on Monday, January 1. |
 The New Year is fast approaching and these are festive times for endless parties with friends, families, and co-workers that can easily lead to drinking too much alcohol. Drinking and driving accounts for one-third of vehicle-related fatalities in the United States. Keep your New Year bright by remembering to always drive sober, no matter what. The Kentucky Office of Highway Safety is partnering with the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for the National Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over enforcement campaign to help keep impaired drivers off the road. Have a plan about getting home before you start drinking whether it's a cab, a designated driver, or a ride share app.
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Solid waste collection services will be altered under the following
schedule for the Christmas and New Year’s holiday weeks.There will be no residential
garbage, yard waste or recycling collection on Monday, December 25 or Monday,
January 1 within in the Urban Services District (former Louisville city
limits). Residents who normally have garbage/yard waste/recycling collection on
Monday will have service instead on Tuesday, December 26 and Tuesday, January
2. The Tuesday-Friday schedule will also be delayed by one day.
Residents normally
serviced by private waste haulers should check with those companies for holiday
collection schedules.
The Waste Reduction Center and Staffed Recycling Centers will be
closed Saturday December 23, Monday December 25, Saturday December 30 and
Monday January 1. The Hazardous Waste Facility will be closed Saturday, December 23 and
Saturday December 30.
 Metro Public Works
will provide curbside pickup of Christmas trees within the Urban Services
District (the old City of Louisville boundaries) after the holiday. Beginning
Tuesday, December 26, residents with City curbside yard waste pickup may set
their Christmas trees and greenery out on their regular collection day. Trees
must not be in plastic bags, and all decorations and lights must be removed. Residents
normally serviced by private waste haulers should check with those companies to
see whether and when tree pickup is available.Drop-off
sites will also be available for all Louisville/Jefferson County residents at three locations on the dates below.
Two of the three drop-off sites will also instantly recycle trees into mulch
that will be offered back to citizens for home use.
Those wishing to receive mulch must bring an
appropriate container in which to carry it.
DROP OFF LOCATIONS
East District Recycling Center, 595 N. Hubbards Lane (Bring containers to take home fresh mulch.)
Southwest Government Center, 7219 Dixie Highway (Bring containers to take home fresh mulch.)
Waste Reduction Center - 636 Meriwether Avenue (Tree drop-off only. Mulch is not available at this location.)
DATES
December 26, 27, 28, 29 and January 2, 2018
TIME
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
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 Don’t throw away that old television, computers or other
electronic device that’s you just replaced. Let Metro Public Works recycle
those newly obsolete devices instead.
Free post-holiday electronics drop-off service is
available at our Waste Reduction Center at 636 Meriwether Avenue. Drop-off will
be available from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on these three Saturdays: January 6, January
13 and January 20.
The special holiday
promotion is in addition to our regular year round electronics recycling
program. Details on the regular program are available on our website at https://louisvilleky.gov/recycling.
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 Sometimes
pipes and drains connected to sewer systems smell like rotting eggs.
While
sewer odor is unpleasant, it is not a serious threat to people, animals or
plants.
When
you smell that smell, call us! Let us know where the catch basin or manhole is located.
Contact
our 24/7/365 Customer Relations Department @ 502.587.0603
CustomerRelations@LouisvilleMSD.org
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 The Sickle Cell Association of Kentuckiana and Youth In Action Network are collecting blankets for the homeless, veterans,
and the needy in our community. This
event is in celebration of the M.L. King Day of Service and our collaboration
with Blanket Louisville and the Louisville Metro Retired and Senior Volunteer
Program (RSVP). Donors are encouraged to put a
blanket on their holiday shopping list to donate to this worthy cause.
Slightly used or new blankets can be dropped off daily at:
Louisville Metro Office of Resilience and Community
Services
701 W. Ormsby Ave, Ste 201
Louisville, KY 40203
January 6, 2018, from 1 to
3 pm
Bon Air Library
2816 Del Rio Pl,
Louisville, KY 40220
For further pickup or drop
off information:
Contact: Jo Ann Orr (502)767-2260
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 Mayor Greg Fischer announced that he will deliver the 2018 State of the City address on Thursday, Jan. 4 at the new South Central Regional Library in Okolona.
The Rotary luncheon will begin at 11:30 a.m. The address is free and open to the public. Those wishing to have lunch will be asked to pay $30. There also will be seating for those who wish to attend by not have lunch.
Attendees should register at http://www.IsMyRotaryClub.org/Register/index.cfm?EventID=77353553 no later than Jan. 1.
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 Republic Conduit, a division of Nucor, the nation’s largest steel and steel products manufacturer and largest recycler is seeking to assemble a hiring pool of qualified applicants for entry-level jobs. Starting pay is $19-21. Must be 18 years old to apply.
Share with interested parties, especially those working seasonal positions.
Apply through link:
https://careers.nucor.com/en-US/job/entry-level-production/J3W4SC62SY2MBWBTLZW
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Louisville Metro Office
of Resilience and Community Services (RCS) launched "Am I Eligible",
a new online screening tool for Louisville residents. “Am I Eligible”
invites individuals to complete a brief online survey to determine which RCS programs and services are available to them.This tool is featured on the RCS homepage at https://louisvilleky.gov/government/resilience-and-community-services
or can be accessed at https://amieligible.louisvilleky.gov/.
Survey participants are asked to answer questions related to household size and monthly income; whether or
not there are children present in the household; is there a disability; as well
as what programs are of interest.
Based on the answers to the
questions, participants receive a customized list
of programs and services for which they may be eligible including educational scholarships,
housing and financial assistance, help starting a microbusiness, assistance
with budgeting or opening a bank account, and more.
“Am I Eligible”
can be completed anonymously or participants have the option of submitting their
name, contact information as well as selecting a Neighborhood Place most
convenient for them. An RCS staff member assigned to the designated
Neighborhood Place will then contact the participant by phone or email for
further follow-up.
 Neighborhood Place partners join in
holiday celebrations at the Park DuValle Holiday Festival in early December and
a Kwanzaa reception later in the month. A variety of
workshops and events will also be offered throughout December including an
Energy Management class, a conversation with youth regarding the impact of
violence, a Healthy Living Club and much more.
To learn more about these offerings and several others please refer
to the list below.
Mondays and Wednesdays, Free Professional
Financial Coaching
Call Rosie Wright at 612-0819 to schedule an appointment. Free,
one-on-one financial coaching will be offered to provide individuals with
support, accountability and tools to help make informed decisions. Hosted
by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
- Mondays, South Central Neighborhood Place, 4255
Hazelwood Ave., 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
- Wednesdays, Bridges of Hope Neighborhood Place, 1411
Algonquin Pkwy, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Mondays -Thursdays, YMCA’s “Caring and Learning with Me” at Thomas Jefferson Middle School, 10
a.m. – 12 p.m.
Located at 1503 Rangeland Rd., side of Thomas Jefferson Middle School. Call
Keyonna Humphrey at 974-8457 for more information and to register. This free
program provides a wonderful learning environment for children ages 3-5 years
old and their caregivers focusing on play and exploration. The adult caregiver
is required to attend with the child/ren and you may also bring other children
ages (0-2). Sponsored by the YMCA with support from First Neighborhood Place.
Jan. 4, American Red Cross Blood Drive at Charmoli Center
Neighborhood Place, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Located at 200 Juneau Drive, Suite 200. Please register online at Access
your online scheduling account or contact Jessica Strader at Jessica.Strader@redcross.org.
Walk-ins are also welcome the day of the drive.
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