 The Southwest Dream Team is excited to unveil our pilot "Future Dreamers" Civic Leadership Academy. Participants will graduate from the Future Dreamers program with increased knowledge of community assets and opportunities, and will have the resources and connections necessary to help address these challenges. Our goal is for graduates to become lifelong advocates and ambassadors to improve quality of life for residents in south and southwest Louisville.
The Future Dreamers program is a series of 5 workshops taking place on Tuesdays from 6-8pm from May 7 to June 4.
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Learn more about Future Dreamers and support the inaugural class here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/future-dreamers-civic-leadership-program-tickets-58642180340
Income-eligible residents of Louisville now have more time to apply for funding to help with energy bills, thanks to an extension of the deadline for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).
The former deadline of March 29 was recently pushed back to April 30 by the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, which administers the LIHEAP program through a network of 23 Community Action Agencies across the state.
LIHEAP is a federally-funded program that provides assistance to individuals or families struggling to pay their electric, natural gas or other energy bills. The current phase of LIHEAP, called the “Crisis Component”, assist households that are in a home energy crisis and that are facing disconnection from their utility services. Also again this year, residents who have received a current LG&E bill with a Past Due Balance may be eligible to apply.
To apply, residents must schedule an appointment utilizing the automated appointment system. Appointments can be scheduled by phone by calling 502-991-8391 or online at www.louisvilleky.cascheduler.com at one of six LIHEAP locations. The toll-free service is currently open and is available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.
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 Per the PVA’s KRS statutory authority, they are re-evaluating the property values in Area 4 of Jefferson County this year, which includes Shively, PRP, and Valley Station. If your property value is reassessed this year, you will receive a postcard in the mail from the PVA which will be sent to all affected property owners on April 26th.
You have a right to appeal your property value reassessment. Those appeals must be made through a “conference” with the PVA by May 20th.
The PVA offers an online conference Tool available at www.jeffersonpva.ky.gov
For assistance with the PVA online Conference from PVA Staff, you can visit one of the following locations:
Walk-Ins are Welcome:
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Weekdays April 29th-May 20th 10am-4pm EDT at the Shawnee, Southwest, and Shively branches of the Louisville Free Public Library
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Saturdays May 11th and 18th 10am-1pm EDT at the Shawnee and Shively branches of the Louisville Free Public Library, and 9am-1pm EDT at the offices of the Jefferson County PVA, 815 W. Market Street, suite 400.
By Appointment: Weekdays during the online conference period at our office, 815 W. Market Street, suite 400. Call us at 502-574-6224 to reserve a time.
By Telephone: If you are unable to participate in the online conference at home or in person, telephone conferences are available by appointment. Call 502-574-6224 to reserve a time.
 Join a Board or Commission
If you are interested in volunteering for one of Louisville Metro Government's Boards and Commissions, now is the time to start. By being a part of a board or commission, you will offer your time and your talents to improve the quality of life in our community.
BOARD VACANCIES
- Metropolitan Business Development Corporation
- Affordable Housing Trust Fund Board
- Bardstown Road Overlay District
- Building Code Board of Appeals
- Cemetery Board
- Civil Service Board
- Code Enforcement Board
- Community Action Partnership
- Jefferson County Public Law Library
- Deputy Sheriff Merit Board
- Downtown Development Review Overlay Board
- Downtown Management District
- Ethics Commission
- Fire Protection Districts (Fairdale, Harrods Creek, Highview, Lake Dreamland, Lyndon, Middletown, Okolona, St. Matthews & Worthington)
- Hazard Materials Ordinance Appeals & Overseers Board
- Housing Authority Board
- Human Relations Commission Advocacy Board
- Human Relations Commission Enforcement Board
- Kentuckiana Works
- Landmarks
- Library Advisory Commission
- Louisville Arena Authority, Inc.
- Louisville Public Media
- Merit Board
- Medical Center Commission of Jefferson County
- PARC Board of Commissioners
- Police Merit Board
- Redevelopment Authority
- Science Center
- Urban Renewal Commission
- Vacant Property Review Commission
- Waterworks
- Zoo Foundation Boar
To learn more about applications, please visit https://louisvilleky.gov/government/mayor-greg-fischer/interested-serving-board-or-commission
 April 3rd, 2019 - Ramp improvements in Shively have reduced the number and severity of crashes, according to crash reports analyzed by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.
Overall, the crash rate had fallen by 72 percent on the ramp – from 43 in the “before” data to just 12 in the “after” data. In addition, the types of crashes were also less severe and less likely to cause injury.
As you can see in the satellite photo, the old ramp from I-264 to Northbound Dixie Highway was short, had no traffic light and tunneled directly onto one of the region’s busiest corridors. But the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet invested about $725,000 in 2017 to straighten and realign the ramp, creating a T-intersection with a traffic light.
Now, most crashes that do occur happen when cars stopped for the traffic light misjudge and bump into the rear of a car in front of them – a typically less severe crash than would occur during merging at higher speeds in the old traffic pattern. The injury rate had fallen by 80 percent.
The cabinet reviewed data from a full year, without ongoing construction. So they compared data from November 2015-November 2016 to data from November 2017-November 2018.
Below is a list of projects overseen by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet happening in Southwest Louisville.
US 31W (Dixie Highway) North: Lane closures and delays possible at Burnett Avenue (mile marker 18.3) due to installation of a micro-trench for conduit and fiber optic cables. Right lane will be closed daily from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. This process will take several weeks to complete as crews progress north to West Broadway.
US 31W (Dixie Highway): Lane closures and sidewalk closures in place between Blanton Lane and Crums Lane (mile markers 12.5 to 15.3) due to construction for access management and bus rapid transit lines. Roadway is reduced to two lanes northbound between Upper Hunters Trace and Heaton Road. Roadway is reduced to two lanes on southbound Dixie Highway between Blanton Lane and Upper Hunters Trace. Roadway is reduced to one lane southbound and two lanes northbound between Herbert Avenue and Crums Lane. In these areas where the lane closures are in place, the sidewalks are closed on the side where the roadwork is taking place. Pedestrians need to cross Dixie Highway at a signalized intersection and use the sidewalk on the other side of the road instead of walking through the construction work.
Log on to goky.ky.gov for the latest in statewide traffic and travel information in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
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