Dr. Barbara Shanklin
District 2 Councilwoman
601 West Jefferson Street
City Hall, 1st Floor
Louisville, KY 40202
(502) 574-1102
Barbara.Shanklin@louisvilleky.gov

Rickey Smith

Legislative Aide
(502) 574-2787
Rickey.smith@louisvilleky.gov

Free shredding event November 3rd!

Louisville residents are invited to bring unneeded documents to be shredded and disposed of at a free event on November 3, 2018. Citizens can protect themselves from identify theft by bringing items to:

Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center

1030 Phillips Lane

Saturday, November 3, 2018

8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Businesses may not participate in this event. All paper materials will be shredded onsite and recycled. Shredding donated by Shred-It.

Leaf drop-off sites open November 6
Louisville Metro residents not mulching autumn leaves into their lawns or using curbside collection will have the option to dispose of them at one of three drop-off sites beginning November 6.

Metro Public Works is offering a free leaf drop-off service November 6 through December 1. Drop-off will not be available on November 22 and 23 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Only loose leaves will be accepted. Containers used to bring leaves to the drop-off sites must be disposed of off-site by residents.

Leaf drop off sites:

Public Works Yard
10500 Lower River Road (enter from Bethany Lane)
Tuesday – Saturday
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Public Works East District Operations Center
595 Hubbards Lane
Tuesday – Saturday
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Public Works Waste Reduction Center
636 Meriwether Avenue
Tuesday – Friday
9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Verizon iPad Grant Awarded to Newburg Middle!

Verizon Foundation’s Digital Promise is spending $5.1 million in technology at 5 JCPS middle schools including our own Newburg Middle. Students and teachers will receive new iPads with monthly data plans as a part of Verizon Innovative earning initiative. Newburg Middle will also receive funds to help pay for a full-time instructional coach and professional development for teachers and staff.

West Main Repair

The Main Street pipe is one of the Louisville’s most essential sewer lines which carries 40 percent of the community’s wastewater. Due to heavy rains in August which compounded the problem of the structural failure, MSD contractors are currently installing extra support for the failing concrete structure and creating the new pipe between Fourth and Seventh streets. This $20 million underground repair project should be completed by the end of the year. The need to repair and even replace infrastructure is vital for not only the health and safety of our community but for its economic vitality as well, stated MSD Executive Director Tony Parrott. Therefore, traffic was reduced to only one lane on the north side of Main Street midway between Third and Fourth streets to ensure public safety as showing in on the Map.

-Henri Assou Davon, District 2 Intern