Sidewalk Connections

Councilwoman Sexton Smith is always seen walking in the district.

Joe Phelps and a labor leader from UAW joined the Metro United Way at the Leadership Louisville Community Center to talk about moving our city forward together.

Steve, another citizen solider was seen walking by. 

And there goes another film crew in District 4.

Further down the walk is a group representing Farmer Elementary!

Attorney General Andy Beshear, Councilwoman Sexton smith and the Louisville Metro Housing Authority encourages residents clean out their medicine cabinets and safely dispose of unused opioids by hosting 
Councilwoman Barbara Sexton Smith said, “We welcome Attorney General Andy Beshear to Metro District 4 as we launch the Opioid Disposal Program. Many people do not realize one of the most dangerous places for drug abuse is in the medicine cabinet in our very own homes. We now have an easy, safe and fast way for you to dispose of unwanted prescription drugs. Open the pouch, pour in the unwanted drugs along with water, shake and throw away. It is just that simple. You can help save lives starting today.”
Residents of Dosker Manor, a  senior living center,  were given the DETERRA pouches which would allow residents to dispose of up to 31,500 unused opioids.
“Steering Kentuckians away from addiction starts with cleaning out medicine cabinets,” said Beshear. “The number of drug overdoses in Kentucky is staggering and I applaud Louisville’s leaders for joining with my office to help hundreds of Louisvillians cutoff the supply of dangerous unused opioids.”

The Louisville Metro Housing Authority hosted today’s event with Beshear and the authority’s Board of Commissioners Chairman Manfred Reid said, “All of us must take responsibility for the proper disposal of these drugs.”
Russ Read, co-founder of the Kentucky Harm Reduction Coalition, said the coalition along with the attorney general and our partners continue to take proactive steps to fight sickness, overdose and death by engaging, educating and empowering all with naloxone and drug deactivation kits.
“The disease of addiction remains a formidable foe in our community,” said Read. “Addiction is a problem that touches all of us and must be addressed by all sectors of our community, by providing treatment to the victim, the family and friends. Only together can we affect the change that is needed.”

Councilwoman Sexton Smith came across one of her favorite mementos from the Fund for the Arts. Look closely and you'll see the former president of Bellsouth, Eddy Roberts' face on the Wheaties box. Andrew Held, President of Chef Space, is holding the Wheaties box because he designed it for the Fund's annual Breakfast of Champions. Mr. Roberts was the Fund for the Arts campaign chair many years ago.

He was a great leader, committed to being a voice for minorities and other disadvantaged citizens and his work will be long remembered by the people he served and touched in Metro Louisville and across the United States.
Councilwoman Barbara Sexton Smith joined family and friends of the late Rev. Dr. C. Mackey Daniels to unveil an honorary sign at the corner of 18th and West Chestnut Streets to commemorate his life and legacy.
“It was an honor to serve alongside Rev. Dr. C. Mackey Daniels on the Simmons College of Kentucky Board of Trustees. He provided informed wisdom and governed with a steady hand every step of the way. Simmons College of Kentucky and our community are better today because he lived a legacy-filled life,” says Sexton Smith.

Russell SpringFest was a blast! It was food, folks and fun!
Thank you Jackie Floyd, Rev. David Snardon, Terra Leavell of The Canaan Community Development Corporation and everyone who made this wonderful event happen!

Congratulations to all the graduates of Simmons College of Kentucky.  Board Chairman Barney Barnett and his wife gave each graduate a $1000 gift. Life is good!

These three young ladies received the 2018 Rotary Promise Scholarships and will attend Simmons College of Kentucky.

Congratulations James Beasley for graduating with your associates degree from Simmons College of Kentucky this week. Many thanks to Cameron Durham on training James at his new job at PARC. Cameron was one of the original 2nd Chance Singers who brought the Motown hits throughout Louisville. 

Mike and Medora Safai, the owners and founders of Logan Street Market and Safai Coffee, celebrated a ceremonial “shattering of the drywall” on Tuesday in lieu of a traditional groundbreaking ceremony. The Logan Street Market will be a gathering place for friends, family and neighbors from across the city. Their vision is to be an all-inclusive space for community events, a source of fresh and healthy foods to an underserved area and a conscientious steward of the neighborhood and the environment. By building connections between farmers, merchants and community members, the Logan Street Market will strive to be a lively and diverse place for learning, sharing and growing together! The public market, will welcome guests in October. 

Summer Blessings was founded in 2016, by Texas Roadhouse associates LaShelle LeMaster and Paula Logue. The program complements Blessings in a Backpack which provides food packages to low-income children through the school system and successfully feeds more than 93,000 children in 47 states across the nation.
“Nationwide, more than 15.8 million children face childhood food insecurity,” Kim Holsclaw, with Blessings in a Backpack said in a press release. “That’s more than the populations of New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago combined!”  
In 2017, Texas Roadhouse partnered with Blessings in a Backpack, Sysco and Louisville Parks & Recreation to fill 3,600 bags for children at six different community centers. Each bag contains about seven food items including canned ravioli, spaghetti and meatballs, fruit cups, and crackers.
“We’ve seen the impact and want to help even more children,” Paula says. “As restaurant operators, we have the ability and resources to collectively make an impact on hunger in our community.”

To all whom these letters shall come, Greetings:

Know ye the Louisville Metro Council hereby issues this

 PROCLAMATION

Honoring

Rev. Dr. Carl Jones
Whereas, Dr. Jones was born in Georgia and moved to Louisville in 1975 to further his education; and
 
Whereas, Dr. Jones was raised by his widowed mother along with seven siblings and was the first in his family to attend college.  He earned an Associate Degree in Architecture from Broward Community College in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, a diploma in Christian Ministry from Boyce Bible College of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, a Doctor of Divinity Degree from Simmons College of Kentucky, and a Diploma from the Theological Seminary of Zimbabwe in South Africa; and

Whereas, Dr. Jones has been a church leader in several churches since coming to Louisville.  He was ordained and served as Associate Minister at West End Baptist Church from 1976–1979, was Pastor of Forest Baptist Church in Newburg from 1979–1989, was a missionary associate for the Home Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention from 1989–1990, and in 1990 became Interim Pastor and then Pastor of the Green Street Baptist Church where he currently serves and keeps Dr. Martin Luther King’s dream alive by encouraging everyone make their voice heard by voting every time the opportunity presents itself; and

 
Whereas, Dr. Jones graduated from the Pastoral Excellence Program of the Lott Carey Foreign Mission Convention and participated in their ministries in Guyana; South America, Greater Portsmouth and Towerhill, Jamaica, and Johannesburg, South Africa; and
 
Whereas, Dr. Jones’ many achievements include serving as President of the Newburg Ministerial Association, Chairman of the Joint Committee of Baptist Fellowship Center, President of the Board of Directors of Baptist Fellowship Center, President of the Central District and Long Run Baptist Association Joint Committee, Dean and President of the J.L. Roberts School of Religion, President of the Christian Education Department of Central District Baptist Association, Instructor for the Progressive National Baptist Convention Congress of Christian Education, Pastor's Conference Coordinator for the General Association of Baptist in Kentucky, President of Kentucky One Church One Child, Board member for the Louisville Urban League, founding member of East Louisville Community Ministries, and has twice been President of Wednesday's Child Board of Directors.
 
Now, therefore be it resolved that the Louisville Metro Council, we hereby honor the Rev. Dr. Carl Jones on the occasion of this honorary street dedication for his countless contributions to the community by way of this proclamation with all rights, privileges and responsibilities thereunto appertaining. In testimony, we have caused these letters to be made and the seal of the City of Louisville to be hereunto affixed.

With the arrival of warmer temperatures, KIPDA Area Agency on Aging and Independent Living is once again teaming up 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 through June 11 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.

Monetary donations will also be accepted to purchase fans. Make checks payable to KIPDA, Attn:  Fan Fair Program and mail to the address on Commonwealth Drive listed above postmarked by June 11.  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.

On June 16, a “Fan Fair” will be held from 9 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/resource fair open to all ages to provide various health checks and information from local area resources. Louisville Metro Department of Public Health & Wellness and LMPD will be on hand to facilitate a prescription drug toss so that attendees can properly and safely dispose of unwanted or expired prescription medications.

For more information about the fan donations or Fan Fair, visit https://louisvilleky.gov/government/resilience-and-community-services or  www.KIPDA.org.

TARC is currently advertising for both full time and part time coach operators.  Here is information from the TARC website.  Please help share it with anyone who might be interested:

The Transit Authority of River City (TARC) is the major public transportation provider to Jefferson, Oldham and Bullitt Counties in Kentucky, Clark & Floyd Counties in Southern Indiana and is currently seeking FULL-TIME Coach Operators and PART-TIME Coach Operators (up to 25 hours per week).

TARC is a 24/7 operation. Interested applicants should be available to work all shifts, including nights, weekends and holidays.

Minimum Requirements include; High School Diploma or GED and 21 years of age and no felonies or misdemeanor convictions in the past 5 years. A valid driver’s license, excellent driving record for previous 3 years and ability to obtain Commercial Drivers License (CDL). Must perform successfully on test(s).

Selected applicants must successfully complete an eight-week (40 hr week) training program to become a Coach Operator. The hourly rate of pay during the training period is $12.00. 

Upon successful completion of the training program the hourly rate of pay increases to $16.56 with periodic increases in pay. Current top operator pay is $23.90 per hour.

TARC offers the following benefits for Full-Time Team Members:

• Health, Dental, Vision, Life and Short-Term Disability Plan
• Participation in County Employee Retirement System (CERS)
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Sick and Vacation
• Tuition Assistance

TARC offers the following benefits for Part-Time Team Members:

• Participation in County Employee Retirement System (CERS)

Qualified applicants should apply in person at:

1000 West Broadway

Louisville, KY 40203

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (M-F)

Email is careers@ridetarc.org

Telephone is (502) 585-1234

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

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.