 Wisertown Road, a major cut-through for many in our community, is undergoing a major widening project to improve the safety for both commuters and the property owners along this roadway.
Councilman David Yates secured $208,000 in Fiscal Year 2018 to see this commonly travelled road widened.
Construction began, Wednesday, May 9, 2018 and is expected to last two weeks, weather permitting.
During construction, Wisertown Road will be closed to all except those property owners living along Wisertown Road.
Please see the above signage and detour route that will be provided during the construction.
Please be as patient as possible while this necessary work is completed to make Wisertown Road safe for the thousands that travel it everyday.
 US 31W (Dixie Highway): Lane closures and sidewalk closures in place between Greenwood Road and Heaton Road (mile markers 11.7 to 14.5) due to construction for access management and bus rapid transit lines. Roadway is reduced to two lanes on northbound Dixie Highway between Greenwood Road and Blanton Lane and two lanes on southbound Dixie Highway between Heaton Road and Upper Hunters Trace.
 South of Greenwood Road -
KYTC Dixie Paving
US 31W (Dixie Highway): The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has deemed the Dixie Paving project complete, however they are providing time for their inspectors to identify areas in need of correction, add Thermoplastic markings for stop bars and turning arrows at intersections, finish traffic signal upgrades as well as ADA federally required sidewalk work, stated to not have been included in the original contract with Hall Contracting.
Once this work is deemed "complete" by the project manager, Heath Phillips, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will work through a punch list that will be given to the contractor and they will have 90 days to complete all corrective work.
Councilman Yates recently spoke with WAVE 3 regarding his concern and hope that Hall did not "rush" to have the paving completed by May 15th to avoid the $25,000 per day fine at the expense of the quality of the finished product.
http://www.wave3.com/story/38198492/state-officials-deem-dixie-highway-project-complete
If you have concerns or have specific locations that need to be repaired or finished please contact the KY Transportation Cabinet's Project Manager, Heath Phillips at Heath.Phillips@ky.gov or Sherri Smith (502) 955-5436.
 Make your voice heard on the fiscal year 2019 Louisville Metro Budget!
The Budget Committee of the Louisville Metro Council will be holding 1 more Public Hearing on the Mayor's proposed FY19 Budget for our city.
WHEN: Public hearings are scheduled for
WHERE: Council Chambers, 3rd Floor, City Hall, 601 W. Jefferson Street, Louisville, KY 40214
On May
21, no External Agency applicants will be permitted to speak and the committee
hopes to hear from the public about more general aspects of the budget.
Sign-up
sheets will be available one hour prior to
the public hearings.
Alert your local legislative body what you think needs to be a priority for our city by speaking at the Public Hearings!
 TreesLouisville is currently hosting a tree rebate. Those who purchase a shade tree can receive up to 40% off the purchase price. This is an initiative between TreesLouisville and Louisville Metro Division of Community Forestry to grow our tree canopy. Trees are more beneficial than you realize. For example, a yard tree can boost property value up to $10,000. They can also help lower heating & cooling bills. Louisville is the fastest warming urban heat island in the country; trees and shade help keep our city cool, improve air quality, and make for beautiful, safer neighborhoods.
In order to spread the word about the treebate, we would appreciate it if you could mention it in your newsletter.
Eligibility requirements include:
- Tree must be considered a shade tree
- Tree must be planted in a residential yard
- Program open to Jefferson County, KY residents only
- Max 3 submissions per household
- Tree must measure at least 1in in diameter at a point 6in above soil line
- Rebates are awarded on a first-come, first-serve basis while funds are available
- Rebate is only eligible for purchase price of tree (i.e. excludes tax, planting or delivery fees, etc.)
Here are a couple graphics to go along with the information. We thank you for your time and would be grateful for your help.
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 WHEN: Saturday May 19th, 8am- 2pm???
WHERE: Forest Hills Neighborhood, located off of St. Andrews Church Road with a neighborhood entrance on Windemere Drive, 40214.
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 WHEN: Sunday, May 20, 12n-6pm
WHERE: Louisville Water Tower Park
www.keeplouisvilleweird.com/buylocalfair
More than 200
booths from a variety of local businesses, artists and craftspeople, community
organizations, and farmers, as well as live music, Trend Appliances Cooking
Competition, the Kidpreneur Market (12n-3p) Wilson Muir Bank Cocktail
Competition, libations, ValuMarket Craft Beer Tent, Cox’s Back Porch area for
the grownups and a children’s area as well. For the first time this year there
will be a Kipreneur Market for children under 12 running their own business.
Presented by the Louisville Water Company, the event also gets major support
from Amish Hills Furniture and Louisville Metro Council. Admission to the Buy
Local Fair is free and parking is $5 per vehicle (or free for bicycle parking).
#BuyLocalFair
 The Louisville Bats are once again hosting Louisville Metro Government Nights. Community Involvement Vouchers are available for groups and organizations doing good works in the community.
Tickets are available on the following Monday Nights:
- May 28
- June 11
- July 2
- September 3
To request tickets please contact Jessica Adell at Jadell@batsbaseball.com.
Please include:
- Your Metro Council District
- Contact Name
- Mailing address
- Daytime Phone
- Number of tickets requested
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 The Cultural Pass provides free access to many of Greater
Louisville’s arts and cultural institutions for children of Metro
Louisville. The Pass is valid for one-time general admission at each of
the participating institutions and is valid from June 1 to August 11.
Created from Vision Louisville, the Cultural Pass is an innovative initiative
to promote art and culture and improve summer learning in our community. Nearly
200,000 passes have been issued since its inception in 2014.
The Vision of the Cultural Pass:
A
Cultural Pass for children of all ages that supports and encourages life-long
learning by providing access to Louisville’s art and cultural institutions.
Key Objectives:
1. Impact
summer learning loss by creating a learning experience through programming,
activities, and education.
2. Establish
a life-long relationship between Louisville’s children and the art and cultural
institutions.
3. Work
to address barriers that may prohibit children from accessing the city’s art
and cultural venues.
The
2018 Cultural Pass is daily managed by the Fund for the Arts.
The 2018 Cultural Pass is available starting June 1, 2018
and may be picked up at any Louisville Free Public Library branch along with
the Summer Reading Program. Pass holders can register and track the
progress of your Cultural Pass online at www.lfpl.org/culturalpass.
The official Cultural Pass Launch Day will be on June 9
at the Main Branch of the Louisville Free Public Library and all participating
venues will be invited to participate. Pass holders are encouraged to
visit as many venues as you are able. Pass holders that visit the most
venues will be entered into a drawing for tickets, season passes and other prizes
provided by members of the Arts and Culture Alliance.
Questions, comments, and
feedback: culturalpass@fundforthearts.org
 1. If you are looking at
purchasing gift cards for your mom, dad, or graduating student, take a
close look to make sure you’re not getting scammed. Con artists are copying
down the numbers and codes from the back. If the card looks tampered with,
don’t buy it!
2. The Social Security Administration
is not issuing out warrants for arrest. A local consumer received a robocall
from a Texas-based number stating the SSA had a warrant for his arrest. If you
receive a call like this, just hang up!
3. If you receive an offer
for a free back or knee brace, hang up the phone! These phony “Medicare
representatives” are offering these products in exchange for your social
security number to verify your eligibility. Never gives out your social
security number to someone you don’t know!
4. Have you received a
message stating Facebook will be charging fees? Don’t believe it!
Consumers are being told Facebook will soon start charging fees to send
messages and must forward a message to 10 other people. Don’t fall for it!
5. Don’t fall victim to the “car
wrap scam!” A local consumer was contacted through Facebook and offered
money if she would wrap her car in an advertisement for a beverage. They would
send a check, and then she would wire money to the “car wrap” company for the
wrap. This is a scam!
6. A BBB employee received a
voicemail saying his Microsoft license had expired. The caller wanted
additional personal information and access to his computer to fix the issue.
Don’t fall for this phishing scam!
7. BBB has already received
reports of scammers selling fake magazine subscriptions. The sellers
claim they have raising money for a charitable cause, and the prices are
usually much higher than normal. Unfortunately, the fundraiser is fake. The
charity never receives any money, and you never get your magazines.
8. Beware of Memorial Day
scams! Watch out for fake charities claiming to raise funds for military
organizations, con artists posing as the Veterans Administration and asking
vets for personal information, and scammers offering “instant approval”
military loans with large interest rates and fees.
9. If you lost money to a
scam by wiring money through Western Union, make sure you check out the
FTC’s settlement to see if you may qualify to receive some of your lost funds
back. The deadline to file is May 31, 2018. Visit ftc.gov/wu
for more information.
10. Be wary of free skincare
product trials. Many of these products boast false endorsements by
celebrities without their permission and may charge you additional fees. Be
sure to read the fine print and check out the company first at bbb.org.
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 Monthly
Snapshot:
The latest unemployment
rate is 3.9%, compared to 4.8% at the same time
last year.
The latest size
of labor force is 661,376, compared to 651,607 at the same time
last year.
The latest number
of monthly online job postings is 9,200, with 2,929
of those requiring an Associate's degree or higher and 2,450 of those requiring
a Bachelor's degree or higher.
The latest number
of quarterly (January-March) online job postings is 24,211,
with 7,848 of those requiring an Associate's degree or higher and 6,233 of
those requiring a Bachelor's degree or higher.
*All above data refers to the Louisville
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA).
 #DaretoDefeatEpilepsy - Louisville Walk
WHEN: June 16, 2018
- Registration - 9am
- Walk - 10am
WHERE: Slugger Field, 401 E Main St, Louisville, KY 40202
#DareTo Defeat Epilepsy is the largest awareness building and fundraising event of the Epilepsy Foundation of Kentuckiana and we invite you to lace up your shoes and join in this fight! Your involvement will provide much needed help, hope, and support to the over 153,000 children, adults, and veterans living with epilepsy and their loved ones in Kentucky and southern Indiana.
It is simple - register to participate, set your personal fundraising goal, recruit team members to do the same, and work together to successfully achieve your mission! Create a cool team name to honor a loved one impacted by or who lost their life to epilepsy or a seizure disorder.
Your involvement will have a real impact as we work together to defeat epilepsy!
http://epilepsywalk-louisville.everydayhero.do/
 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.
- Call MetroCall 311 or 574-5000 to report potholes or any
other issues. You may also email them at metro.call@louisvilleky.gov
- Use Twitter by including the hashtag #502pothole and the location of the hole in any tweet.
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