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The south side parking lane on Main Street between Fourth and Seventh streets will be closed to traffic and pedestrians — beginning April 12th until further notice. MSD has closed four feet of the sidewalk and the parking lane for our safety. The 60 year old damaged 84-inch in diameter sewer pipe carries approximately 40 percent of the
wastewater flow generated in Jefferson County. Expert inspectors are concerned that corrosion caused by sewer gases in the pipe could cause another cave-in in this area. Plans for this critical repair are being finalized and the required work will be soon. Please visit MSD's website at LouisvilleMSD.org/WestMainRepair
for developing information.
DOWNTOWN ROAD CLOSURES
FRIDAY,
APRIL 27 - SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 2018
Several Streets Downtown will close, or have
restricted access, from 7am on Friday, April 27th until Saturday, April 28th at
4pm.
THE 2018 DERBY FESTIVAL MARATHON
The Marathon
& miniMarathon both start at 7:30am.
Wheelchair athletes start at 7:25am.
Official Race Start location is Brook Street at Main Street.
CROSS TRAFFIC WILL BE ALLOWED AT ALL
INTERSECTIONS WHEN IT WILL NOT AFFECT THE RACE!
The following street will be closed from 9:00am on 4-27 to
4:00pm on 4-28
- River Road from Preston
Street to Witherspoon Street
The following streets will be closed from 4:00am to 4:00pm on
4-28
- Main Street from Jackson Street
to Brook Street
- Preston Street from Main
Street to River Road
- Witherspoon Street from
Floyd Street to Clay Street
The following streets will be closed from 6:00am until 4:00pm on
4-28.
- Third Street from Central
Avenue to Southern Parkway
- Third Street from Central
Avenue to Broadway
- Second Street from
Broadway to Main Street (New
Marathon Course)
- Iroquois Park (The Park will close at
6:00am)
The following streets will be closed from 7:00am until 4:00pm on
4-28
- Main Street from Jackson Street
to 19th Street
- Market Street from Second
Street to Eighth Street
- 19th Street from Main Street to
Market Street
- Market Street from 19th Street
to 15th Street
- Muhammad Ali Boulevard from
15th Street to 18th Street
- 18th Street from Muhammad Ali
Boulevard to Broadway
- Broadway from Dixie Highway to
Second Street
- Fourth Street from Broadway to
Oakdale Avenue
- Park Avenue from Fourth Street
to Sixth Street
- Sixth Street from Park Avenue
to Magnolia Avenue
- Magnolia Avenue from Fourth
Street to Sixth Street
- Central Avenue from Taylor
Boulevard to Second Street
- Southern Parkway from Third
Street to New Cut Road
- Taylor Boulevard from Huntoon
Avenue to Kenwood Drive
The following streets will be closed from 8:00am until 4:00pm on
4-28.
- Breckinridge Street from Third
Street to Barret Avenue
- Barret Avenue from Christy
Avenue to Winter Avenue
- Winter Avenue from Barret
Avenue to Baxter Avenue
- Baxter Avenue from Winter
Avenue to Broadway
- Baxter Avenue at Highland
Avenue
- Broadway to Third Street (North
westbound lanes for runners) – Use two way traffic on south Eastbound
Broadway. Broadway I-65N Ramp exit 136A will be shut down. Access to I-65N
exit to 136B only.
NO PARKING AREAS
The following street will have NO PARKING from 7:00am on
4-27 to 4:00pm on 4-28.
- Preston from Witherspoon
to Main Street
The following streets will have NO PARKING from Midnight on 4-27
to 4:00pm on 4-28.
- River Road from the Orange
Parking Lot to Preston Street
- Witherspoon Street from Floyd
Street to Clay Street
- Preston Street from Witherspoon
Street to Market Street
- Main Street from Hancock Street
to 20th Street
- Market Street from Second
Street to Eighth Street
- 19th Street from Main Street to
Market Street
- Market Street from 19th Street
to 15th Street
- 15th Street from Market Street
to Muhammad Ali Boulevard
- Muhammad Ali Boulevard from
15th Street to 18th Street
- 18th Street from Muhammad Ali
Boulevard to Broadway
- Broadway from Dixie Highway to
Baxter Avenue
- Fourth Street from Broadway to
Central Avenue
- Baseball Alley from Fifth
Street to Fourth Street
- Park Avenue from Fourth Street
to Sixth Street
- Sixth Street from Park Avenue
to Magnolia Avenue
- Magnolia Avenue from Sixth
Street to Fourth Street
- Third Street from Central
Avenue to Broadway
- Third Street from Central Avenue
to Southern Parkway
- Second Street from Broadway to
Main Street
- Breckinridge Street from Third
Street to Barret Avenue
- Barret Avenue from Christy
Avenue to Winter Avenue
- Winter Avenue from Barret
Avenue to Baxter Avenue
- Baxter Avenue at Highland
Avenue (no parking at Walgreens/Starbucks lot)
- Baxter Avenue from Winter
Avenue to Broadway
 Neighborhood House celebrated another successful year with many friends and partners.
Many thanks to Brian Riendeau of Dare to Care and Claire Simms from LG&E-KU.
The kids of Neighborhood House love Dr. Eddie Woods of No More Red Dots and Mr. Norman as they lead the Race to Success.
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 Students at the Brown School in Downtown Louisville celebrated Earth Day by showcasing their works and ideas for creating a more sustainable planet.
Our future is in good hands!
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Simmons College of Kentucky hosted the inaugural Race To Greatness celebrating the history of our black jockeys.
Jean Cruguet, jockey of 1977 Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew, joined the celebration.
Jane Taylor joined the fun as the Simmons College of Kentucky drumline brought the beat and entertained the crowd.
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 Congressman John Yarmuth delivered a formal congressional recognition to President Kevin W. Cosby surrounded by our world famous Derby Hats!
All eyes are on Louisville, Kentucky as we prepare for the most famous two minutes in sports - The Kentucky Derby.
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Happy Birthday Pam Green as you celebrate with your daughter and granddaughter!
Rick Smith was spotted wearing his 2018 Kentucky Derby Festival jacket at St. Stephen Church as more than 120 youth led worship service, as they do every fourth Sunday.
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 The 23rd Annual Festival of Faiths Sacred Insight Feminine Wisdom hosts speakers and guests from around the world in Louisville KY April 24-28, 2018. Lyla June Johnston and Pat McCabe bring spiritual wisdom from the Navajo tribe.
New man about town is bringing his life's journey after 26.5 years in prison to our youth through his Love Walks and Break the Cycle events. Join the journey and follow Tod Moore-Baker at www.family1stky.org.
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 Councilwoman Sexton Smith took a stroll down South 4th Street looking for something to eat, somewhere to shop and friends to meet.
Wow! Check out the great photos and stop by the many shops and great restaurants. Meet Roy, the great downtown ambassador, who can answer questions and point you in the right direction.
Stop by Art Eatables and visit with Forrest or Kelly.
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Aesthetics in Jewelry offers pure elegance while Reaglo has just the perfect gift you've been looking for.
Safier's serves up some of the best Mediterranean cuisine you'll find in the region.
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YES! The world famous wig shops are located on South 4th Street where you can find something for everyone.
If you are looking for that perfect derby hat how about trying a new wig?
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You can find David McGuire and Karen Welch at their shop at the corner of Fourth and Chestnut.
You'll find great gifts, beautiful art and amazing hats.
Councilwoman Sexton Smith catches up with longtime friend Mindy Hedley and shares fond memories of their time working together at Metro United Way.
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Our own Shirley Mae is featured in an episode of the ESPN program, Undefeated entitled The Reign of the Black Jockey. She founded the Salute to the Black Jockeys Who Pioneered the Kentucky Derby event in May 1989. (The name was later shortened to Salute to Black Jockeys, Inc.) The portrait has found its home at the Kentucky Derby Museum. You can meet Shirley Mae in person at Shirley Mae's Cafe located at 802 South Clay Street.
Although African-American jockeys may be a rarity now, they dominated the winner’s circle in the race’s first three decades.On May 17, 1875, thousands of eager horse racing fans poured through the gates of Churchill Downs to get their first looks at Louisville’s sparkling new racetrack and cheer on the thoroughbreds in the featured race, the inaugural Kentucky Derby. Finely dressed gentlemen and ladies adorned in bright colors thronged the grandstand and hundreds of carriages filled the infield as the horses toed the line for the day’s second race. At the tap of a drum, fifteen horses thundered down the track. As excited shouts echoed across the oval, jockey Oliver Lewis spurred on his chestnut colt Aristides to a one-length victory in the fastest time ever recorded by a three-year-old horse.
That Lewis was a black man in the sport of horse racing was of little note. In fact, 13 of the 15 riders in that first Kentucky Derby were African-Americans. In the years following the Civil War, black jockeys dominated horse racing at a time when it was America’s most popular sport. African-American riders were the first black sports superstars in the United States, and they won 15 of the first 28 runnings of the Kentucky Derby.
For centuries, Southern plantation owners put slaves to work in their stables. Slaves cared for and raced their masters’ horses. They served as riders, grooms, and trainers and gained a keen horse sense from spending so much time in the stables. After emancipation, African-Americans continued to rule Southern race circuits while white immigrants from Ireland and England predominated in the North.
Former slaves and their sons starred at Churchill Downs in the 1800s. Not only was 1875 winner Aristides ridden by an African-American, he was trained by a former slave known for superb horsemanship, Ansel Williamson. Much like the equines he conditioned, Williamson was sold from owner to owner. In 1864, R.A. Alexander, proprietor of the famed Woodburn Stud Farm, purchased Williamson. After emancipation, the former slave continued to work with his former master as did a standout black jockey named Ed Brown who would train the 1877 Kentucky Derby winner Baden-Baden and eventually operate his own racing stable.
While the 1880s saw professional baseball draw the color line, not to be broken until the Brooklyn Dodgers called up Jackie Robinson in 1947, African-Americans continued to thrive on the track. No black riders, however, surpassed Isaac Murphy, considered by some to have been the greatest American jockey in history. The son of a former slave, Murphy won at an incredible clip, consistently winning more than a third of his mounts. In 1891, he became the first jockey to win successive runnings of the Kentucky Derby and the first rider to win three overall. A decade later, Jimmy Winkfield matched the back-to-back feat after riding Alan-a-Dale to victory in the 1902 Kentucky Derby.
Then, suddenly, the rich African-American tradition at Churchill Downs ended. The rising tide of institutional racism that swept across Gilded Age America finally seeped into the world of horse racing. Jim Crow was on the ascent, and the U.S. Supreme Court itself blessed segregation in the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson decision. Emboldened by the societal changes, resentful white jockeys at northern raceways conspired to force blacks off the track, in some cases literally. During the 1900 racing season, white jockeys in New York warned trainers and owners not to mount any black riders if they expected to win. They carried out their threats by boxing in black jockeys and riding them into—and sometimes over—the rails. In a cruel irony, free sons of former slaves felt the sting of whips directed their ways during races. Race officials looked the other way. Owners realized that black riders had little chance of winning given the interference. Even Willie Simms, the only African-American jockey to win all three of the Triple Crown events, had to beg for a mount.
By 1904, black riders had been virtually banned from the major racetracks, including Churchill Downs, and the complexion of the Kentucky Derby had been changed forever. Black participation dwindled, and no African-American rode the race between 1921 and 2000, when Marlon St. Julien guided Curule to a seventh-place finish.
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THE 23RD ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF FAITHS is a five-day nationally acclaimed multi-faith celebration of music, poetry, art, film, and dialogue with spiritual leaders, practitioners, and teachers.
The 2018 Festival explores practices, teachings, and insight rooted in feminine wisdom. Speakers and artists from diverse backgrounds and faith traditions examine the feminine aspects of the divine, non-dual thinking, the wisdom of the natural world, suffering, healing, emotional intelligence, and creativity. The Festival seeks to offer deeper insight into the Sacred Feminine in all of us.
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 April Training!
Every
Monday in April 2018 we are hosting opportunities for local chess athletes to
sharpen their chess skills.
Athletes
are paired or they can challenge another athlete. The winner earns a point and
receives a Chess Dollar. Every athlete who submits a properly and fully
recorded game earns a Chess Dollar.
At the
April 30 session, the two athletes with the most points are each rewarded with
a medal.
Dates: April 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30
Registration
time:
6 to 6:15 p.m., first rounds at 6:20 p.m. No new rounds can start after 7:30
p.m.
Fee: $5.00 dollars (free bottled water
and popcorn)
Location: 1228 East Breckinridge Street
This
open to adults too!
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Seventh Annual Strawberry Jamm Festival on Thursday, May 17, 2018 at Redeemer Lutheran Church!
WHO: Anyone and everyone! We welcome guests of all ages, and have activities for children, including our special guests the strawberry fairies, princesses and queens!
WHAT: A celebration of good food, community, and the kick off of the 2018 growing season (scroll down for a full list of entertainment, activities, and food). Guests who wish to order strawberries must do so ahead of time, either using our online store or on a paper order form.
WHERE: Redeemer Lutheran Church 3640 River Park Drive, Louisville, Kentucky 40211
WHEN: Thursday, May 17 from 4:30 to 7:00 p.m.
ORDERING METHODS: You may place your strawberry order by Monday May 14th, and submit payment in one of the following ways:
- Visiting the New Roots World Headquarters (1800 Portland Avenue; Louisville, KY 40203) to order and pay with cash, credit card, debit card, or SNAP benefits
- Calling 502.509.6770 to order and pay over the phone with credit card, debit card, or SNAP benefits
- Clicking the button above to pay with credit card or debit card.
A quart of berries costs $3.50 and a gallon of berries costs $13. A small surcharge is included on all debit/credit card orders to cover the cost of processing.
*A limited number of gallons will be available for sale during the festival.
Guests must attend the festival to pick up their pre-ordered strawberries. All strawberries not picked up by 7 PM will be donated.
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 The newly-created “ECHO Mobile,” which brings outdoor nature play activity to neighborhoods throughout Louisville, has been hitting the road and the full schedule of stops for this spring and summer has been released.
Children and families will play with everything from musical instruments to materials for creating imaginative natural Louisville ECHO will be visiting local parks and community centers.
For the full ECHO schedule, please click here.
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 Reporting potholes is
easier than ever! Keeping our roads and community pristine is an important
issue to everyone in the area. Follow any of the three simple methods listed
below when you see a pothole and Public Works will respond as soon as they can
in order to fill them.
· Click here to
use our easy online form.
· Use Twitter by including the hashtag #502pothole and the
location of the hole in any tweet.
· Call MetroCall 311 or 574-5000 to report potholes or any
other issues. You may also email them at metro.call@louisvilleky.gov
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 Councilwoman Sexton Smith is participating in the discounted recycle
cart program with Solid Waste. District 4 residents benefit! The 95-gallon and
65-gallon recycling carts are available for District 4 residents for only $25
-- this is a 50% discount off the cost. To order your recycle cart
call Solid Waste Management (SWMS) at 574-3571 or Christa Robinson at (502)574-1104.
Then mail in the completed form and $25 to SWMS at:
Louisville Metro Solid Waste Management
Attn: Collection Division
600 Meriwether Avenue
Louisville, KY 40217-1146
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 The Russell Homeownership Incentive Program is an excellent way to move into a neighborhood rich with history and a wonderful housing stock. Louisville Metro Government (LMG) is placing a priority on incentivizing homeownership in an effort to further stabilize the Russell neighborhood.
Criteria:
- Committed to keeping the home as your primary residence for five years.
- Excited about making up to $24,999 in qualified improvements to your home.
- Willing to complete homeownership counseling, if a first-time homebuyer.
- Willing to conduct a lead inspection on the property if it was built prior to 1978.
For more information, please contact Donnie Adkins at (502) 574-8020.
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 The public comment period is 30 days after the
announcement is printed in the Courier Journal. If you chose to voice your
opinion, letters must be mailed to: Alcohol Beverage Control Board 1003
Twilight Drive Frankfort, KY 40601.
601-A South 4th Street
Attached, please find a New Location memo and Courier Journal Legal
announcement for a Quota Retail Liquor by the Drink, NQ4 Retail Malt Beverage
by the Drink, and Sunday Liquor Drink license(s) being applied for, located at
601-A South 4th Street, Louisville, KY. 40202. The ad ran in The Courier
Journal Friday, March 30, 2018.
113 W. Liberty Street
Attached, please find a New Location memo and Courier Journal Legal
announcement for a Quota Retail Liquor by the Drink, NQ4 Retail Malt Beverage
by the Drink, and 4 a.m. Extended Drink Hours license(s) being applied for,
located at 133 W. Liberty Street, Louisville, KY. 40202. The ad ran in
The Courier Journal Wednesday, April 18 2018.
Change in Ownership 1420 W. Jefferson St.
Attached, please find a Change in Ownership memo and Courier Journal Legal
announcement for a Quota Retail Liquor by the Package, NQ Retail Malt Beverage
by the Package, and 2 a.m. Extended Sales Hours license(s) being applied for,
located at 1420 W. Jefferson Street, Louisville, KY. 40203. The ad ran in
The Courier Journal Wednesday, April 18, 2018.
 Notice
of Action on Title V Operating Permit
The Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District (District) proposes to
revise an operating permit for Louisville Medical Center Steam Plant Company
(Steam and chilled water services), 235 Abraham Flexner Way, in accordance with
Regulation 2.16. This revision is to add requirements for the boilers as
required by 40 CFR 63 Subpart DDDDD. The 30-day public comment period starts
April 26, 2018 and ends on May 25, 2018. A public hearing may be scheduled if
the District determines that there are germane, unresolved issues or
substantial public interest, in accordance with Regulation 2.07.
Drafts of the permit and summary are available at the District office, 701 W.
Ormsby Avenue, Suite 303, Louisville, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday
through Friday, by calling the Industrial Permitting Manager at (502) 574-6000,
emailing airpermits@louisvilleky.gov,
or at the following website: http://www.louisvilleky.gov/APCD/docket.
Copies of the application are available upon request. Written comments will be
accepted at airpermits@louisvilleky.gov
until midnight or at the District office until 5:00 p.m. on May 25, 2018.
EPA has agreed to treat this draft Title V
permit as a proposed Title V permit and to perform its 45-day review provided
by the law and regulations concurrently with the public notice period. Although
EPA’s 45-day review period will be performed concurrently with the public
comment period, the deadline for submitting a citizen petition to object
to the EPA Administrator will be determined as if EPA’s 45-day review period is
performed after the public comment period has ended (i.e., sequentially).
The status regarding EPA’s 45-day review
of this project and the deadline for submitting a citizen petition can be found
at the following website address: http://www.epa.gov/caa-permitting/clean-air-act-permitting-kentucky.
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 The
Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District wants to hear from you!
The APCD
is creating a series of workshops along with new educational resources to
better serve our community. Please take a few minutes to complete the survey
and let us know your thoughts. We will use your feedback as we plan our
workshops and future community engagement efforts. The deadline to complete the
survey is April 30, 2018.
Click
this link to take the survey: https://louisvilleky.wufoo.com/forms/the-apcd-wants-to-hear-from-you/
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Notice
of Application for Demolition Permit of Historic Structure
The
Office of Planning Permitting and Design--Construction Review has received a
demolition permit application for the property listed below:
Subject Property: 2229 Cedar St.
Case Number: WR1055845
The
above reference property is listed or potentially eligible for listing in The
National Register of Historic Places.
Per
LMCO (150.110), the requested demolition permit can be issued on the following
date:
5/11/18
More
information on the Beecher Terrace
Redevelopment Project visit this website: http://visionrussell.org/historic-preservation/section106/
Cynthia
Johnson, Metro Historic Preservation Officer at 574-2868
or
contact Mike Beard, Plan Review Supervisor at 574-3321.
Louisville
Metro Develop Louisville, Office of Planning Permitting and
Design--Construction Review
444
S. Fifth Street, Suite 100, Louisville, Kentucky 40202-4313
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April 28- Annual GPNA Chili Supper 3-8pm Amvets Post 1 111
Swan Street
April 29- Germantown Baseball Parade
April 29- Western
Middle School for the Arts Open House 2-5 2201 W Main Street
April 29 - Lampton Baptist Church 152nd Church Anniversary 111 S. Shelby Street
May 1 Rabbit Hole Distilling ribbon cutting 711 E Jefferson 11 am
May 1 Butchertown Neighborhood Association 6pm Franklin Street Church (938 Franklin St.)
May 1 Portland Now
Neighborhood Assoc. Mtg. 630pm Neighborhood House, 25th & Duncan
May 4 – Happy Oaks Day!
May 5 – Happy Derby Day!
Butchertown butchertownpres@gmail.com 1st Tuesday @ 6:00 pm
Germantown Paristown 1094 E. Kentucky St. 396-4836 judithmagrem28@gmail.com 3rd Monday @ 6:00 pm
Irish Hill Neighborhood Association For more information info@irishhillneighbors.org
Original Highlands 1228 E. Breckenridge St 287-3938 cwoo59@aol.com 3rd Monday @ 6:00 pm
Paristown Pointe 1228 E. Breckinridge St 502-587-1595 jorobinson854@icloud.com 2nd Tuesday @6:30 pm
Phoenix Hill 451 Baxter Avene 583-7133 phoenixhillna@gmail.com 4th Monday @ 5:30 pm
Portland Now 2503 Montgomery St. 438-0189 larry.stoess@gmail.com 1st Tuesday @ 6:30 pm
Russell Neighborhood -6pm 631 S 28th St. The fourth Tuesday of the month at (502) 389-7004 or email Jackie Floyd
Schnitzelburg Area Community Council St Elizabeth's 1020 E Burnett Schnitzelburg.org
Shelby Park 600 E. Oak Street 417-5336 Shelby Park on Facebook 2nd Thursday @ 6:00 pm
Smoketown 620 Lampton 836-7661 666@webberconsulting.org 3rd Monday @ 6:30 pm
South Fourth Street- Jim Reskin, President jreskin5@gmail.com
Metro Call: 311 or (502) 574-5000
Air Pollution: (502) 574-6000
Animal Services: (502) 363-6609 or (502) 361-1318
Louisville Forward/Economic Development: (502) 574-4140
Planning & Design Services: (502) 574-6230
Community Services & Revitalization: (502) 574-4377
Public Works: (502) 574-5810
TARC: (502) 585-1234
PARC: (502) 569-6222
Legal Aid: (502) 584-1254
IPL (Code Enforcement): (502) 574-3321
Congressman John Yarmuth: (502) 582-5129
Solid Waste Management (SWMS): (502) 574-3571
Metro Parks: (502) 456-8100
Metro Police: (Non Emergency) (502) 574-7111 or (502) 574-2111
LMPD 1st Division: (502) 574-7167
LMPD 2nd Division: (502) 574-2478
LMPD 4th Division: (502) 574-7010
LMPD 5th Division: (502) 574-7636
Anonymous Tipline: (502) 574-LMPD (5673)
Metro Safe: (502) 572-3460 or (502) 574-7111
Vacant & Public Property Administration: (502) 574-4016
Brightside: (502) 574-2613
Master Commissioner Jefferson Circuit Court (Foreclosure Sales): (502) 753-4888
Your State Representative or State Senator: http://www.lrc.ky.gov
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