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Louisville Metro Government is planning a public meeting from
6:00 - 7:30 p.m. tonight, Thursday, June 21, at Butchertown Pizza Hall, 1301
Story Avenue, second floor, to share community input and next steps in its
effort to relocate the Louisville Metro Police vehicle impound lot.
Located for decades at 1478 Frankfort Ave. in Butchertown, the
impound lot is the main temporary storage area for motor vehicles that have
been impounded by LMPD and other agencies, and is a longer-term storage area
for motor vehicles being held as evidence in a legal proceeding. Although
technical capacity is 1,800 vehicles, the lot frequently stores in excess of
2,000 vehicles.
The city announced plans to seek a new location earlier this
year, citing space issues, as well as the impound lot’s negative impact on
nearby Beargrass Creek and the Beargrass Creek Greenway Trail. The site, a
former landfill, is also located in a flood plain and is partially impacted by
a high-tension power line crossing it.
Space issues at the site are preventing LMPD from towing
abandoned vehicles, negatively impacting residents and businesses across the
City.
The city issued a public Request for Information, seeking
properties that fit the city’s search criteria for size, location, and other
physical and operational requirements. The city received seven responses to
that RFI but all appeared to have issues and none completely met the search
criteria.
LMPD Lt. Col. Robert Schroeder said the city is continuing to
look for a long-term solution, and noted that properties will be evaluated as
they become available. In the meantime, the City is planning improvements at
the existing site and in its procedures to address the space and environmental
concerns at that site.
In an effort to
ensure a transparent process, the city is posting online the comments received
in the community engagement process, which included tours and three public
meetings, and information about the RFI responses. Click here to view the comments
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